(ThyBlackMan.com) Maya Angelou, one of the most celebrated voices in modern American literature ... and identity. In this short but powerful poem, Angelou evokes the image of “blackness ...
Closed-form poetry is what we usually think of as traditional poetry – but modern poets also enjoy the ... A haiku is a short closed form of poetry that relies on a syllable pattern.
A feature of modern poetry is that the poet doesn’t have to use ‘end stopped’ lines. Instead the poet can use ‘run on lines’ (or enjambment). The Trick by Imtiaz Dharker is an example of ...