A couple of recent deaths in the family found me searching the Internet trying to locate a suitable eulogy or funeral poem. What I found was often very inspiring and brought tears to my eyes. However, many of the poems were quite long, and filled with flowery, unnatural language. Some of the pieces I found…
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Robert Frost
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874 however after his father’s death when young Frost was eleven the family moved to the opposite side of the country- to Massachusetts. This moving was symbolic in a boy’s life as it was an attempt to begin a new life and forget about father’s death by…
William Carlos William’s Spring and All
The poem begins in a very straight forward set of words that cause the reader numerous impressions of the landscape being described. It starts with the words “contagious hospital” and it is obvious from the language the author uses that the hospital is not contagious because of the disease, but rather it itself is a…
Birthday Poems to Irritate Men!
Over the years I seem to have amused and delighted many friends and colleagues by composing funny poems and writing them in their birthday cards. I have now decided to publish my anthology of wit, humour and downright rudeness for the world to enjoy! These rhymes have proven to be particularly popular with women –…
Online Poetry Communities: 10 Tips to Finding the Right One for You
Online poetry communities, in their simplest sense, are sites you join to share poems and to meet other poets who also share an interest in poetry. However, finding an exceptional poetry site, dedicated to its poets, is not quite that simple. With so many poetry sites out there, how do you choose which one is…
The Power of Poetry in Romance
Romantic poetry uses words, rhythm, imagery, and metaphor to express feelings with lyricism intended to kiss the heart of its recipient. It’s never out of fashion. Since the dawn of modern civilization, poetry has been written to bring understanding to deep, heartfelt thoughts, desires and unvoiced sentiments. It allows us to speak our hearts, without…
Healing Properties of Poetry
Grief is one of the hardest things to face in life, and unfortunately it is something which most of us will experience in our time. Writing or reading grief poems and funeral poems is something which many find beneficial in helping them to complete their journey through the bereavement process. Placing feelings into meaningful poetry…
Love Poems
It is true that love is a spontaneous emotion, which should neither be artificial nor forced. One of the best ways to express one’s thoughts is to pen a beautiful poem. As we know, a poem is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, wherein thoughts flow freely like a river. This is perfectly suited for…
Why Write Bad Poetry
For Good Relationships with Yourself You can write bad poetry, can you not? Why do so? Here are three reasons: Many people assume that poetry is hard to understand or boring. Some academic poems are boring because they are simply showing off erudition. But poems about momentous or weird little experiences that strike the poet…