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  2. Poetry - Wikipedia

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    Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet.

  3. List of poetry groups and movements - Wikipedia

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    The " Modernist School ", the " Blue Star ", and the " Epoch " were modernist, including avant-garde and surrealism, Chinese poetic groups founded in 1954 in Taiwan and led by Qin Zihao (1902–1963) and Ji Xian (b. 1903). [ 76][ 77] Confessional poetry was an American movement that emerged in the late 1950s and the 1960s.

  4. History of poetry - Wikipedia

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    Poetry as an oral art form likely predates written text. [ 1] The earliest poetry is believed to have been recited or sung, employed as a way of remembering oral history, genealogy, and law. Poetry is often closely related to musical traditions, and the earliest poetry exists in the form of hymns (such as Hymn to the Death of Tammuz), and other ...

  5. English poetry - Wikipedia

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    The earliest English poetry. The earliest known English poem is a hymn on the creation; Bede attributes this to Cædmon ( fl. 658–680), who was, according to legend, an illiterate herdsman who produced extemporaneous poetry at a monastery at Whitby. This is generally taken as marking the beginning of Anglo-Saxon poetry.

  6. Category:Genres of poetry - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Genres of poetry" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  7. Free verse - Wikipedia

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    Is 5 by E. E. Cummings, an example of free verse. Free verse is an open form of poetry which does not use a prescribed or regular meter or rhyme [ 1] and tends to follow the rhythm of natural or irregular speech. Free verse encompasses a large range of poetic form, and the distinction between free verse and other forms (such as prose) is often ...

  8. Verse (poetry) - Wikipedia

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    A verse is formally a single metrical line in a poetic composition. [ 1] However, verse has come to represent any grouping of lines in a poetic composition, with groupings traditionally having been referred to as stanzas. [ 2] Verse in the uncountable ( mass noun) sense refers to poetry in contrast to prose. [ 3]

  9. American poetry - Wikipedia

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    Poetry slams emphasize a style of writing that is topical, provocative and easily understood. Poetry slam opened the door for a generation of writers and spoken word performers, including Alix Olson , Apollo Poetry , Taylor Mali , and Saul Williams , and inspired hundreds of open mics across the U.S. Poetry has become a significant presence on ...