Double dactyl — A dactyl is a term used in formal English poetry to describe a trisyllablic metrical foot made up of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones. Matador, realize, cereal and limerick as well as the word poetry itself are examples of… … Wikipedia
Hecht, Anthony Evan — ▪ 2005 American poet (b. Jan. 16, 1923, New York, N.Y. d. Oct. 20, 2004, Washington, D.C.), served as consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress (poet laureate) from 1982 to 1984. A formalist poet, he mastered a wide range of poetic… … Universalium
McWhirtle — A McWhirtle is a light verse form similar to a double dactyl, invented in 1989 by American poet Bruce Newling. McWhirtles share essentially the same form as double dactyls, but without the strict requirements, making them easier to write.… … Wikipedia
John Hollander — (born October 28, 1929 in New York City) is an American poet and literary critic. [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/334/000048190/ NNdb] ] As of 2007, he is Sterling Professor Emeritus of English at Yale University. Previously he taught at… … Wikipedia
1997 in poetry — yearbox2 in?=in poetry in2?=in literature cp=19th century c=20th century cf=21st century yp1=1994 yp2=1995 yp3=1996 year=1997 ya1=1998 ya2=1999 ya3=2000 dp3=1960s dp2=1970s dp1=1980s d=1990s da=0 dn1=2000s dn2=2010s dn3=2020s|Events* January 20… … Wikipedia
1966 in poetry — yearbox2 in?=in poetry in2?=in literature cp=19th century c=20th century cf=21st century yp1=1963 yp2=1964 yp3=1965 year=1966 ya1=1967 ya2=1968 ya3=1969 dp3=1930s dp2=1940s dp1=1950s d=1960s da=0 dn1=1970s dn2=1980s dn3=1990s|Events* Raymond… … Wikipedia
Hecht, Anthony — ▪ American poet in full Anthony Evan Hecht born January 16, 1923, New York, New York, U.S. died October 20, 2004, Washington, D.C. American poet whose elegant tone, mastery of many poetic forms, and broad knowledge and appreciation of… … Universalium
Aeolic verse — is a classification of Ancient Greek lyric poetry referring to the distinct verse forms characteristic of the two great poets of Archaic Lesbos, Sappho and Alcaeus, who composed in their native Aeolic dialect. These verse forms were taken up and… … Wikipedia
Clavier-Übung III — Johann Sebastian Bach, 1746 The Clavier Übung III, sometimes referred to as the German Organ Mass, is a collection of compositions for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach, started in 1735–6 and published in 1739. It is considered to be Bach s most… … Wikipedia
Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella … Wikipedia
