poetry

Music and words from rosclarke 843 days old

Thanks to Iulia who left me a link to this site featuring the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins set to music. I've listened to a couple of the samples ...

Metaphorical language from rosclarke 856 days old

This is a terrific little article on metaphor, language and poetry. HT: Mindy

Poetic allegiance from rosclarke 915 days old

[ ... ] biblical poetry. Here's what he has to say about poetic language: At this point I must confess allegiance, repeatedly confirmed by my own ...

The universe of the poem from rosclarke 925 days old

Just came across this from E. M. Forster: We have entered a universe that answers to its own laws, supports itself, internally coheres, and has a new ...

A poem of a sermon from rosclarke 929 days old

Dr Samuel T. Logan, President and Professor of Church History Emeritus at Westminster Theological Seminary, was the guest preacher at Cresheim Valley ...

I saw eternity the other night from rosclarke 931 days old

I saw Eternity the other Night Like a great ring of pure and endless Light, all calm, as it was bright, And round beneath it, Time, in hours, days, years, Driv'n ...

Kind of an Ode to Duty from rosclarke 931 days old

O Duty, Why hast thou not the visage of a sweetie or a cutie? Why glitter thy spectacles so ominously? Why art thou clad so abominously? Why art thou ...

Today's poem from rosclarke 933 days old

I've been carefully avoiding most of my very favourite poems in this poem of the day for National Poetry Month. Not because I don't think they should ...

Ian McMillan from rosclarke 934 days old

Anyone who buys into James Kugel's nonsense about there being no such thing as Hebrew poetry, because after all it's just 'heightened prose' should be ...

Shakespeare from rosclarke 935 days old

Today is supposedly the anniversary of both Shakespeare's birth and death. To the presumed delight of his mother, and the edification of millions, these ...