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Linda Sue Grimes -- Classic Poetry Aide

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Please be aware that my field of expertise is "Classic Poetry." I do not study and write about Hallmark-Card type verse, doggerel, or pornographic versification.

I assist students/readers in understanding the poems most widely studied in high school and college English classes, for example, Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for death," A. E. Housman's "Loveliest of trees," Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," W. B. Yeats' "The Second Coming," Rabindranath Tagore's "The Journey," Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays," Dana Gioia’s "Words." I direct students/readers to online poetry analyses and/or research sources.

I do not dispense advice on creative writing issues, such as critiquing poems or offering ideas for poems.

Experience in the area

2003 - present AllExperts volunteer 2007 - present Topic Editor and Feature Writer for Poetry at Suite101.com

Education/Credentials

1967 Miami University, B.A. Major in German 1971 Ball State University M.A. German/English 1984 Ball State University M.A. English 1987 Ball state University Ph.D. American, British, World Literature, Rhetoric and Composition


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Recent Answers from Linda Sue Grimes -- Classic Poetry Aide

2012-03-27 Poetry Meanings:

Dear Randy,    You need to learn to recognize the poetic devices.  Get yourself a useful handbook such as Holman's Handbook to Literature and study it.    In approaching a poem, first read it as if you

2012-01-27 Compare poems:

Dear Laura,    My article. "Robert Frost's Tricky Poem:  Analysis of 'The Road Not Taken'" at http://lindasuegrimes.suite101.com/robert-frosts-tricky-poem-a8712, might help you get started.    Also, I

2011-11-25 Poetry to approach to song writing:

Dear Rodrigo,    For the beginner, I think it does not matter whether the target poem is free-verse or not.  What matters most is the writer's understanding of the poem, and, again, I would say that rhythm

2011-11-25 Poetry to approach to song writing:

Dear Rodrigo,    You're welcome!    I think rhythm is more important than rime (I prefer using the older form "rime" instead of "rhyme") in modern lyrics. Whether starting with a free-verse poem would

2011-11-25 Poetry to approach to song writing:

Dear Rodrigo,    Songs and poems are similar.  In general, most songs might be considered "poetry light."  There is a form of poetry called lyric poetry.      I have turned many of my poems into songs

 

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