Poems and Poetry

Poems and poetry have a long and respected tradition as an art form. Poetry is certainly one of the more interesting art forms. The rules of poetry can be difficult for a novice to grasp. That may be because many experts claim that there are no rules of poetry. The essence of poetry is to make people feel something. This can take the form of … Keep Reading → epic poems such as Beowulf or Paradise Lost, dramatic poems such as the many works of William Shakespeare, traditional Japanese Haiku, or any number of other formats. Poems can be long or short. They can rhyme, though they often do not rhyme. They can have a clear rhythm or seemingly no rhythm at all. That is the beauty of poetry for so many. That is also why many people get frustrated with poems. They often don’t make logical sense as that quite often is not the intent of the author.

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