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Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. – William Wordsworth (1802) " I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud " (also sometimes called " Daffodils " [2]) is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. [3] It is one of his most popular, and was inspired by an encounter on 15 April 1802 during a walk ...
Jayne Cortez (May 10, 1934 [1] – December 28, 2012) was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist. [2] Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement. She was married to jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman from 1954 to 1964, and their son is jazz drummer Denardo Coleman.
The poem also influenced two composers of European origin who spent a few years in the USA but did not choose to settle there. The first of these was Frederick Delius, who completed his tone poem Hiawatha in 1888 and inscribed on the title page the passage beginning “Ye who love the haunts of Nature” from near the start of the poem. [39]
We Real Cool" is a poem written in 1959 by poet Gwendolyn Brooks and published in her 1960 book The Bean Eaters, her third collection of poetry. The poem has been featured on broadsides, re-printed in literature textbooks and is widely studied in literature classes. It is cited as "one of the most celebrated examples of jazz poetry". [1] [2] [3]
Birches (poem) " Birches " is a poem by American poet Robert Frost. First published in the August 1915 issue of The Atlantic Monthly together with "The Road Not Taken" and "The Sound of Trees" as "A Group of Poems". It was included in Frost's third collection of poetry Mountain Interval, which was published in 1916.
ruth weiss (beat poet) ruth weiss (June 24, 1928 – July 31, 2020), born Ruth Elisabeth Weisz, was a poet, performer, playwright and artist. Born in Germany, but of Austrian citizenship, weiss made her home and career in the United States. She was considered to be a member of the Beat Generation, a label she, in later years, embraced.
Land of the Silver Birch. " Land of the Silver Birch " is a traditional Canadian folk song that dates from the 1920s. The lyrics are sometimes erroneously attributed to Pauline Johnson, perhaps in confusion with her well-known poem, "The Song My Paddle Sings". [1] It is sometimes sung to keep time while canoeing, and sometimes sung at campfires ...
Jazz poetry has been defined as poetry that "demonstrates jazz -like rhythm or the feel of improvisation" [1] and also as poetry that takes jazz music, musicians, or the jazz milieu as its subject. [2] Some critics consider it a distinct genre though others consider the term to be merely descriptive.