Author: John Byers WilsonPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Reminiscent Rhymes, and Other Verse
Author: John Byers WilsonReminiscent Rhymes, and Other Verse
Author: John Byers WilsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330047286
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Excerpt from Reminiscent Rhymes, and Other Verse These poems are garlands gathered in occasional moments of ease, amid a life of labor, hard and often barren. I have swept the lyre with my untrained fingers because the notes I produced, however inharmonious, were inspirations and a comfort, when comfort oft I had none. The average mind is poetical; but it does not appreciate that which is offered it to-day, under the name of "real poetry," the most of which is based upon the curious construction and mysterious concealment of words. After all, there is a growing belief that poetry is a metrical form for the direct expression of thought, not for its concealment; that its highest art lies in its simplicity; that it is not necessarily either great or profound, because mysterious and obscure, complex and involved, unconventional and odd. The average mind is soon wearied by that poet whose chief claim to greatness consists in calling attention to his own ability to make himself incomprehensible. The plausible explanation of the popularity of many commonplace poems is that they touch a note of human sympathy and in plain, home-like words reveal some large truths-not the meaningless mysticisms of a Milton or Dante, the intangible dreams of a Poe, or the obscure fancies of a Browning. But few people to-day care for such verse, for the simple reason that its art and mysticism choke out virility, simplicity and common sense. Men have not the time for deciphering verse, and almost invariably, when the mystery is solved (if It is ever solved), it is found that it is not worth the searching. Symbolic or mysterious verse seldom contains any large truth or heart satisfaction; nor conveys any message of importance to mankind. This is an iconoclastic age The busy mind has not the time to rhapsodize over the inscrutable. It has long been surfeited with the superstitious and the unsolvable. Along this line, all has been said than can be said. This progressive world demands a new song. It wants to read of the man who owns his own soul; who voices the spirit of liberty and the coming day. The true poet, however humble, will recognize no master. He will be his natural self, and that is just what all natural and reasonable people will expect of him and want him to be. He will write what his soul dictates, whether he meets with favor or disfavor, or whether he sells a book or not. He who writes to please everybody, will please nobody. The eternal laws of poetry are the eternal laws of human nature. The day has come when poetry is found to be hidden in everything; when poets thrill to the Idea of evolution and science. In these hurry days of life, more and more demanding entertainment, people soon weary with the cold brilliancy of technique and the ornamental accomplishment of art, and wish instead that poets would give them some home-spun stuff for their daily lives. The love of verse is much like the love of woman, in which men see different things to admire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Reminiscent Rhymes, and Other Verse
Author: Wilson John ByersPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781348229605
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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REMINISCENT RHYMES & OTHER VER
Author: John Byers WilsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781371870843
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Reminiscent Rhymes, and Other Verse (Classic Reprint)
Author: John Byers WilsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331977790
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Excerpt from Reminiscent Rhymes, and Other Verse The true poet, in fact, has always been earth-earthy, full of red blood, robust, heroic, manly and venturesome. He will not be fettered nor constrained. He is naturally doubting, rebellious, and irreverent. From Omar to Shakespeare, Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Pope, Burns, Voltaire, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Hugo, Tenny son, Swinburne, Lowell, Emerson, Whittier and Whitman, we find great-bodied and great-brained men who were forever blazing the fires of revolt against established tyrannies, customs, creeds and beliefs. These are the rugged, fiery and defiant souls in whom nature has enshrined her greatest verse. Let me stand bravely in such ranks, however far adown the line the space I occupy. I have made no greater attempt than to write commonplace verse for the common mind. There is room for every minor poet. There is no verse from the simplest t0'the greatest but matches some minds. By tests I have made, I am certain that my verse will fit the minds of some. I am just as certain that it will misfit the minds of many. Like most others who have courted the Muses, I have written for the pleasure it gave me and have had no thought or expectancy of success or reputation; and only upon the solicitation of many friends have I ventured to give my verse to the public. I realize that it may be justly picked to pieces, but critics of to-day are generally fair and see the good as well as the bad. If any of it possesses the genuine human qualities, it will be noted, and will withstand criticism. If any of it rings true to the ear, it is because it came straight from the heart. That which is worthy of living will live; and that unworthy of continued exist ence will die, as it ought to, and the sooner the better. All I can hope for is, that out of this great pile of chaff, there is enough good grain to be worth the sifting. In conclusion I will say that if this review of old-time memories and experiences serves to make the reader forget his present cares; if it fills the dark vales of any life with but one flush of sunlight and beauty; if it clears from the brain but one cloud of error; if it drives out one base, unfounded fear; if it wears but one fetter from the human mind; if it but lessens one single wrong, or in any degree adds to honor, truth, love and joy; if it but gives a morn ing cheerfulness to one despairing heart, I shall feel that it has been worth the while. The author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Poetry
Author: The Cambridge History of American Poetry
Author: Alfred BendixenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316123308
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cambridge History of American Poetry offers a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their beginnings until the end of the twentieth century. Bringing together the insights of fifty distinguished scholars, this literary history emphasizes the complex roles that poetry has played in American cultural and intellectual life, detailing the variety of ways in which both public and private forms of poetry have met the needs of different communities at different times. The Cambridge History of American Poetry recognizes the existence of multiple traditions and a dramatically fluid canon, providing current perspectives on both major authors and a number of representative figures whose work embodies the diversity of America's democratic traditions.
Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1502
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