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Here are the names of some black poets you can web search for samples of their work: Langston Hughes Countee Cullen June Jordan Lucille Clifton Melvin Tolson Gwendolyn Brooks Rita Dove Lenelle Moise Michael Harper Cornelius Eady

In English, it's pronounced "burgers," like the beef patties.

When you rhyme two lines of poetry that end with "river" with "giver," that's a feminine rhyme, since the stress falls on the second to last syllable in the line. When you rhyme two lines of poetry that end with "sea" with "tree," that's a masculine rhyme, since the stress falls on the final...

In English, it's pronounced "burgers," like the beef patties.

Masterblaster is right that Duotrope is a good resource for information about poetry publishing opportunities. But the specialized book "Poet's Market" is probably better for your purposes than "Writer's Market." (Your local library might have copies of both books.) If you aspire to write...

In English, it's pronounced "burgers," like the beef patties.

The two are not mutually exclusive. Surrealism is a style of writing. Marxism is a set of political/social/economic beliefs. Surrealist poets may embrace many different political ideas, and Marxist poets may adopt many different writing styles.

That depends on a lot of factors, including the length of the individual poems. Browse the poetry shelves at your local library or bookstore. See for yourself how many pages and how many poems different writers have included in their books.

There are many excellent female poets you could write about. here are a few names for you to check out: Emily Dickinson Christina Rossetti Elizabeth Barrett Browning Edna St. Vincent Millay Dorothy Parker Marge Piercy June Jordan Adrienne Rich Rita Dove Dorianne Laux Kim Addonizio Lucille Clifton

A metaphor describes something by saying that it's something else -- "My girlfriend is a jewel," "His anger was a hurricane," "After the breakup, his life was a barren desert." An extended metaphor goes into detail about many ways in which one thing resembles another. For example, if you were...

The sacredness of the body is a recurring theme in Whitman's poetry. He repeated rejects the notion that the body is in any way inferior to the soul, or that that spiritual experience is somehow loftier than physical experience. He insists that human sexuality and other physical experiences...

In England, the Poet Laureate is expected to write poems for certain important occasions, such as the coronation of a new King or Queen, or a death in the Royal family. In the United States, there are no particular duties associated with the job. The Laureate simply serves as the public face...

Give yourself a break. OK, this piece isn't going to get published in some leading poetry journal, but it's perfectly respectable as a poem for a school assignment. You won't appear the least bit foolish when you present this in class.

Give yourself a break. OK, this piece isn't going to get published in some leading poetry journal, but it's perfectly respectable as a poem for a school assignment. You won't appear the least bit foolish when you present this in class.

Being a poet isn't like being a cop or a doctor or a lawyer. There's no official credentialing or certification process you have to go through. You can't get arrested for impersonating a poet or practicing poetry without a license. On the other hand, a lot of people would say that you're...