About Poetry: Poems for July 4th/Lorca's Grave/Poets for Change

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Poetry Poetry Poets Reading / Studying Poems Writing Poetry From Bob Holman & Margery Snyder, your Guide to Poetry Poems for Independence Day For your reading pleasure this 4th of July holiday weekend, we’ve gathered classic poems about America by William Blake, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emma Lazarus, Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg and Stephen Vincent Benét—and the newest addition to our collection, “America” by Harlem Renaissance poet Claude McKay. See More About:  independence day poems  july 4th  classic american poems Has Lorca’s Final Resting Place Been Found at Last? Federico García Lorca was Spain’s most important poet and dramatist of the 20th century, whose work is still beloved for its passion, pride, love and death—in his word, duende. In 1936, he was murdered by Nationalist soldiers at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.... Now a Spanish historian claims to have located Lorca’s actual grave site and and identified the men who killed and buried him.... Read more Poets for Change You may read that headline and ask, “What kind of change? And which poets?” And on September 24, 2011, the answers to your questions will be many and worldwide.... Read more Celebrating the Summer Season in Poetry To mark the summer solstice last week, we added three great classics to our seasonal summer anthology: “In the Mountains on a Summer Day” by Li Po (c. 950)—four brief lines that send a breath of summer air right through you “A Drop Fell on the Apple Tree —” by Emily Dickinson (#794)—the natural world partying in Dickinson&#8218's inimitable voice, also known as “A Summer Shower” “Prelude to Part First, The Vision of Sir Launfal” by James Russell Lowell (1908)—source of the often-quoted line “what is so rare as a day in June?” Now we’d like to choose a few new poems to add to the anthology—you, dear readers, are invited to submit your own summer poems. See More About:  summer poems  william blake  john clare Poetry Ads Poetry Poems Poems About Life Kids Love Poems Publish My Poetry Featured Articles Poetics / Poetry Tools / Poetry Criticism Poetry Readings / Poet Communities Poetry Play Poetry Around the World, Local / Multilingual / Worldwide Poets A to Z Poets by Time Period / Poetry History   More from About.com Living with Depression From the little things (managing household chores), to the more challenging (learning to forgive) these eight tips can help you manage depression. More> Symptoms of Depression Concerned that you or someone you love may be depressed? Learn more about the symptoms of this condition, including some you might not expect. More> This newsletter is written by: Bob Holman & Margery Snyder Poetry Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Poetry newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads How to Read a Poem Classic Poems Set to Music Nursery Rhymes All Kinds Library - Poems by Emily Dickinson Summer Poems Advertisement

A Month of Poems: Day 3 - Christopher Marlowe

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A Month of Poems Day 3 - Christopher Marlowe From Bob Holman & Margery Snyder, your Guide to Poetry Marlowe was Shakespeare’s contemporary and fellow dramatist, known as the father of English tragedy. After his mysterious death (he was stabbed in a tavern brawl, but some scholars suggest it was an assassination) he was rumored to have been a spy, a brawler, a heretic and a homosexual. "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" Though his literary reputation rests on his four great tragic plays (Dr. Faustus, Tamburlaine, The Jew of Malta and Edward the Second), he is best remembered today for this pastoral love song. This email is written by: Bob Holman & Margery Snyder Poetry Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'A Month of Poems' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement