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10 Classically Creepy Poems for Halloween
Italika/Getty Images By Updated July 08, 2019 Some of literature's best-known poets have been inspired to write dark verses that have lingered through the ages like a specter. Maybe you'll find a spooky favorite among these 10 poems, perfect for Halloween or anytime you feel mysterious. William Shakespeare: The Witches’ Spell from "Macbeth" (1606) William Shakespeare (1564–1616) wrote nearly 40 plays, including this one about an ambitious Scottish nobleman.
Classic Poems About America for the 4th of July
Patriotism is the theme for the Fourth of July. Many poets have taken on the subject over the years and their words, even in part, have been engrained in the minds of millions of Americans. From Whitman to Emerson and Longfellow to Blake and beyond, these are the poems that have inspired patriots for years. Walt Whitman, “I Hear America Singing” The collection of Walt Whitman's poems known as "Leaves of Grass" was published a total of seven times during the poet's lifetime.
How to Memorize a Poem: A Poetic Step-by-Step
Reading poetry is enlightening and enjoyable. Every now and then, a poem catches you, captivates you, and you just have to set it to memory because you want to live with it and share its wondrous phrases with others. Yet, how do you begin to memorize the verse? It's quite simple: start at the beginning and memorize the poem line by line. Some poems will be more of a challenge than others, and the longer the poem, the longer it will take to memorize.
Waka Waka Bang Splat! The World's First Internet Special-Characters Poem
The following poem appeared in the May/June 1990 issue of Infocus magazine and has since been floating around the Internet. The original authors were Fred Bremmer and Steve Kroese of Calvin College & Seminary of Grand Rapids, Michigan. A poll conducted among Infocus readers had established “waka” as the proper pronunciation for the angle-bracket characters < and >, though some readers held out resolutely for “norkies.” < > ! * ' ' # ^ " ` $ $ - ! * = @ $ _ % * < > ~ # 4 & [ ] . .
Underground Xmas by Jackie Sheeler
Out of the packed train comes a horizontal tree, pine needles poking through tight plastic wrap. She’s wearing a raincoat and a frown, the blue spruce hugged in her strong arms like a Roman battering ram. Commuters step aside, all sighs and clucks. This woman loves someone enough to bring them Christmas on the subway, wrestle a tree twice her height through tongue- sucking rush-hour crowds.
Autumn by John Clare
The summer-flower has run to seed, And yellow is the woodland bough; And every leaf of bush and weed Is tipt with autumn’s pencil now. And I do love the varied hue, And I do love the browning plain; And I do love each scene to view, That’s mark’d with beauties of her reign. The woodbine-trees red berries bear, That clustering hang upon the bower; While, fondly lingering here and there, Peeps out a dwindling sickly flower.
15 Classic Poems to Mark the Turning of a New Year
The turning of the calendar from one year to the next has always been a time of reflection and hope. We spend the days summing up past experiences, bidding farewell to those we have lost, renewing old friendships, making plans and resolutions, and expressing our hopes for the future. All of these are fit subjects for poems, like these classics on New Year’s themes.
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