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There have been many translations of the spiritual poem, the Bhagavad Gita, but Yogananda offers a thorough explication, revealing the details of its exact meaning. more...
Translated by John L. Foster, this poem offers a glimpse of an ancient culture, but because it is a translation of an ancient work, it must be taken with a grain of salt. more...
Charles Harpur is considered Australia's first significant poet. Largely neglected, he wrote the first sonnet sequence ever published in Australia in the 19th century. more...
Unlike so many post-modern poets, who seek to obfuscate and confound, Rachel Tzvia Back's poem actually communicates with brilliance and clarity. more...
Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1960, Rachel Tzvia Back relocated to Israel in 1980. She returns often to the United States to give poetry readings. more...
With this article, Poetry begins featuring a poet whose birthday falls in the current month. Born September 15, 1889, Claude McKay is a featured poet for September. more...
Gloria’s 'To the Man I Married'
Angela Manalang Gloria's poem, "To the Man I Married," metaphorically portrays her love for her husband by comparing her need for him to her need for the earth. more...
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By: Caitlin Ward
Seamus Heaney wrote not only of his identity as an Irishman, but Northern Ireland's semi-schizophrenic position as both British and Irish. more...
Ono no Komachi, Legendary Poet
By: Helen McCarthy
Over a thousand years ago, a noblewoman became one of Japan's greatest poets and caused romantic scandals. She's commemorated in legend, theater, railroads and rice. more...
The Story of Savitri and Satyavan
The legend of Savitri is one of the supplementary stories found in the Mahabharata which help to clarify philosophical points or emphasize pivotal moments in the poem. more...
Mickiewicz’s Epic Poem Pan Tadeusz
Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) was one of 19th century Poland's "Three Bards" who grew up in political turmoil. As a poet he was bound to express the unrest of his time. more...
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