Poetry: Contemporary

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2009-11-19 Poetry - American literature:

Dear Hana: How a writer expresses himself [or herself] is "style." The definition of "style" from William Harmon's "A Handbook to Literature" is this: "Style combines two elements: the idea to be

2009-11-18 Poetry - need poetry help ASAP:

Dear Tiketa, "Stiff life" in poetry functions the same way it does in painting: the images are usually inanimate objects such as fruit in bowl or flowers in a vase. Williams' "The Red Wheelbarrow"

2009-11-07 Poetry - Poem:

John: I believe you are remembering the famous poem by Edgar A. Guest. Here is the complete poem. Ted Nesbitt **** It Couldn't Be Done Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he with

2009-11-06 Poetry - childrens poem:

Teresa: The poet is George Cooper and the poem appears in many anthologies. I started to type the verses of "Come Little Leaves" for you, but I discovered that another Allexpert [in poetry] answered

2009-10-27 Poetry - poem:

Dear Sharon: You haven't given me much to go on, but you are most likely thinking of this poem: The poet is James Whitcomb Riley, a writer of verse from Indiana. He spelled "orphan" as "orphant"