1-10 of 170 Hubssort by Hot Best Latest

80

My Starry starry Night

A poem about my starry starry night when my past almost killed me for leaving a family that I so regret leaving, but had to due to a very difficult life between their mother and me.

52 comments    death artist poet
leni sands profile image89

Dramatic Monologue - what is it and how do you write it? Writing Dramatic Monologue

Shakespeare was the most prolific writer of dramatic monologues. This guide will hopefully explain what Dramatic Monologues are and how to write a dramatic Monologue - where to start.

13 comments    poetry writing war
79

Tortured Souls: Poets and the Sylvia Plath Effect

Poets have a a reputation as "tortured souls". Indeed, it seems poets do have a higher occurence of mental illness and suicide than any other creative group. This phenomenon has been labelled the "Sylvia Plath Effect."

20 comments    depression suicide sylvia plath
90

Five Poems by Poetry's "Bad Boy," Lord Byron

The life of 19th-century Romantic poet Lord Byron is summarized. His literary and humanitarian endeavors are highlighted. Five of Lord Byron's poems on history, love and relationships are presented.

25 comments    19th century westminster abbey
85

Poetry Analysis - 'Punishment' - by Seamus Heaney

In his poem ‘Punishment’ Seamus Heaney writes of the discovery of a fourteen year old girl’s body exhumed from a bog in Germany, 1951. On further analysis of the poetry, it is revealed that this preserved body was two thousand years old, and...

1 comment    poetry poems punishment
80

Types of Poem Forms – French Chain Poems

Different forms of poetry fall in and out of fashion over time. French chain poems are among the fixed French poetry forms that are due for a revival.

2 comments    trouvere poets french chain poem
86

Pisces Moon Sign People: Painters, Philosophers, Psychics

Pisces Moon people are the dreamers of the Zodiac, and they try to follow those dreams as far as they can! They are sensitive and artistic people, and you can trust their psychic abilities!

6 comments    writers poet artists
78

A Road Through the Poetry of Robert Frost

Robert Frost won the Pulitzer Prize four times, and yet may be more misunderstood than any other author in history. His gravestone reads ‘I Had A Lover’s Quarrel With The World’. His poetry is a national treasure.

8 comments    poetry literature nature
83

Literary Poem Analysis "Let America be America again," by Langston Hughes.

Langston Hughes is writing a poem of someone who feels that America is a lad that lives up to begin to add up to that. The tone is angry and resentful. In this poem it’s not representing the point of view of one particular group.

16 comments    langston poetry langston america
69

Valentine's Poetry

This is for All the Beautiful Women, People, Poets and Writers on Hubpages that have supported me and put up with my rhyming since my first beginning Hub. I just want to say, THANK YOU Roses are Red Violets are blue To All the Poetry Hub...

18 comments    love friends writers
working