Poets convey deep thoughts with few words. How do poets approach their subjects? Why is the rhythm of words important to them? Poets want their words to be heard. Here's a collection to read "out loud."
What it's like to lose a beloved Grandmother - A Poem, by Carole Bos
Scholars believe Shakespeare learned the story of the historical figure from a chronicle which was popular in England at the time. There was a differ...
Poem on communication, by Carole Bos.
Poem on learning love by observing loving parents, by Carole Bos.
Queen Elizabeth II gave her grandson a new title - honoring the people of Northern Ireland - on the dayWilliam married Catherine Middleton(theDuchess ...
O Captain! My Captain!
How does a city, hosting the modern Olympics, do something special for their games? The people of Beijing produced opening and c...
For a time, during the ancient Olympics, special poems celebrated the prowess of the winners. Written by a professional poet named Pindar, the lyrica...
Scholars believe the famous poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) - which he called "Ozymandias" - was inspired by a statue of the young Ramesses I...
In 1798, Revere described his ride (and his capture) in a letter to Jeremy Belknap:.
During America's Civil War, one of the country's most-famous writers penned a poem about ... the Revolutionary War.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of America's famous nineteenth-century thinkers and writers, endured a great deal of sadness in his life.