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POPSOxymoronic Verse Writers of every type have experimented with oxymoronic and paradoxical phrasing, but none more so than poets. Why is this true? One reason, of course, is that poets are deeply and passionately in love with language. And there is no doubt that they experience a special joy that comes from clever and creative wordplay. Another reason goes a little deeper. Whether employed by scientists, comedians, dramatists—or poets—oxymoronic constructions play around with the difference between literal and figurative truth. This phenomenon of self-contradiction has been very helpful to poets as they've explored the many convolutions, contradictions, and ambiguities of life.
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POPSSomewhere I have Never Traveled Another favorite Poet of mine E.E. Cummings. He is so unconventional! But I think he is one of the most modern love poets of our time. Look at the first line; is Cummings trying to be individualistic or is he so overwhelmed with his feelings of love that all the words and the comma run together? I think he using different forms of punctuation to let us get inside his mind at an attempt to feel what he is feeling. I love this poem :)
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POPSFerlinghetti's Poetry and Politics Ferlinghetti believes that the poet, like the artist, has a cultural role to play and a responsibility to an ideal outside of him or herself. In this way, Ferlinghetti views the poet as a sort of humanist shaman, dealing spiritual truths from the bottom of the deck in a cosmic hand of poker. But his poet does not flee from political commitment, but rather, she skips eagerly, jump rope in hand, to disturb the sleep of those who do not wish to be disturbed in the pursuit of happiness.
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POPSAMERGIN, poet from Irish mythology. Now a Clipper Amergin sang an invocation calling upon the spirit of Ireland that has come to be known as The Song of Amergin, and he was able to part the storm and bring the ship safely to land. There were heavy losses on all sides, with more than one major battle, but the Milesians carried the day. The three kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann were each killed in single combat by three of the surviving sons of Míl, Eber Finn, Eremon and Amergin the druid. Amergin then divided the land between his two brothers, Eber taking the southern half or Ireland, Eremon the north.
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POPSKobayashi Issa - haiku archive Kobayashi Yatarô (1763-1828), who took the pen name Issa ("Cup-of-Tea"), was one of the great haiku poets of modern Japan. This is an archive devoted to his work, including many translations from his over seven thousand poems. Linked from the Wikipedia article on Issa.
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