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The first three sections of the poem set up the framework of the poem's structure, describing the narrative environment, physical landscape and interpersonal relationships that concern the narrator. [3] Carson herself, along with several critics, have referred to the poem as a lyric essay, despite its inclusion in a book of poetry. [4]
Alā yā ayyoha-s-sāqī is a ghazal (love poem) by the 14th-century poet Hafez of Shiraz. It is the opening poem in the collection of Hafez's 530 poems. In this poem, Hafez calls for wine to soothe his difficulties in love. In a series of varied images he describes his feelings.
"Anecdote of the Jar" is a poem from Wallace Stevens's first book of poetry, Harmonium. Wallace Stevens is an important figure in 20th century American poetry. The poem was first published in 1919, it is in the public domain. [1] Wallace Stevens wrote the poem in 1918 when he was in the town of Elizabethton, Tennessee. [citation needed]
Shiraz, a center of Persian poetry, literature, and art was also known for its wine production, and some of the famous poets, such as Hafez and Saadi, praised the quality and taste of Shiraz wine in their verses. Discovered or existing inscriptions or decorations related to wine are abundant in a variety of artefacts and structures. [21] [22]
Glass, Irony, and God: 1995 With an introduction by Guy Davenport; includes "The Glass Essay" [5] Plainwater: Essays and Poetry: Includes Canicula di Anna, and selections from Short Talks [6] Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse: 1998 Based on surviving fragments of the poem Geryoneis by Stesichorus [7] Glass and God: Includes Short Talks,
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"The Collar" is a poem by Welsh poet George Herbert published in 1633, and is a part of a collection of poems within Herbert's book The Temple. [1] The poem depicts a man who is experiencing a loss of faith and feelings of anger over the commitment he has made to God.
“A Wine of Wizardry” influenced works by many writers. The most influenced was poet and fiction writer Clark Ashton Smith. When he read the wine poem at age 15 in a national magazine (which he later described as "In the ruck of magazine verse it was like finding a fire-opal of the Titans in a potato bin"), Smith decided to become a poet ...