POEM: "ORCHIDS" POET: HAZEL SIMMONS-McDONALD (St. Lucian-born) FACTS: Ø Orchids are currently believed to be the largest family of flowering plants. Ø The number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species‚ and about four times the number of mammal species. It also encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants. Ø All orchids are perennial (persistent) herbs and lack any permanent woody structure. The leaves of most orchids are perennial‚ that is‚ they live for several
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Pablo Neruda was born on July 12‚1904 in Parral‚ Chile. He was originally named Neftali Ricardo Reyes‚ and was raised by his widowed father in Temuco‚ Chile. He began to show an interest for literacy early as thirteen‚ being given the opportunity to write limited articles and share his poems in the daily La Manana news paper. With the influence and experience that La Manana newspaper gave Pablo Neruda‚ in 1920 he was able to branch out and be part of the literary journal “Selva Austral.” Here
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Maryam Ishak February 22‚ 2012 Arabic Poetry from Nizar Qabbani Nizar Qabbani is one of the most popular and bestselling poets in the Arab world. He was born March 21‚ 1923 in Damascus‚ Syria and died April 30‚ 1998 in London England. He studied law at the University of Damascus in 1945 then started his career as a diplomat. He served in the Syrian embassies in Egypt‚ Turkey‚ Lebanon‚ Britain‚ China and Spain then retired in 1966 and finally‚ moved to Beirut‚ Lebanon where he founded a publishing
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uses. We can say that her poems actually manifest her obsession with death and immortality‚ and how the loss of the desire to live causes death. She offers a creative and different perspective on the death and its effects on others‚ but also writing poetry about death was her way to cope with the loss of her beloved ones since she lost her mother‚ father‚ great number of friends and her nephew‚ and all that death around her affected her mind deeply. We also might presume that she had the great desire
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Good morning/ afternoon everyone First of all‚ thank you for inviting me to this exhibition of Poetry in Motion. I was inspired to create my work based on the poem called This Man‚ by the Solomon Islands poet‚ Celo Kulagoe. This poem is a critique of the all-encompassing power of money‚ which can dictate to presidents and prime ministers alike and can ruin those with few resources. This resonates with the current issue of Coal Seam Gas mining and its wealthy supporters‚ while the dangers to the
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The use of symbol in poetry and in literature as a whole is commonplace because it is an outlet for the author ’s creative psyche. A symbol is a creative use of metaphor‚ using a comparison but not just a direct comparison. The author attempts to achieve the effect that there is much more than just the reader ’s initial reaction creating a want to delve deeper into the true meaning‚ leaving a vast space of interpretation. Allegory on the other hand is a specific comparison‚ a symbol that is set
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English Composition 2 13 April 2014 Beyond the Arabian Poetry In the light of Arabic literature in Muslim Spain‚ It was one of the greatest lands at that time. Most of people were educated in too many studies‚ due to the Abd al-Rahman III one of the Umayyad Rulers. Abd al-Rahman III was interested greatly in books and education‚ which made him to collect a lot of books around the world. Arabic literature’ books were also interested by Abd al-Rahman III
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Poetry Explication ISU: I Am A Lonesome Hobo-BOB DYLAN Speaker’s Point of View The speaker in this poem is a man who has gone through troubles in his life and is now reminiscing on past experiences. He says that he was once “rather prosperous” (9)‚ however‚ after making many wrong decisions‚ he is led to his “fatal doom” (15). He becomes a homeless person‚ living alone on the streets. He did not trust anyone while he was a successful man‚ “I did not trust my brother”. He admits that he has done
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The article “Poetry is Not a Luxury” by Audre Lorde talks about how important poetry can be to the human race. While most think poetry is just words put together‚ she romanticizes poetry into something much more. While she does say it is necessary for all‚ rather than a simple hobby; she tends to focus more on how it can affect the female race. The feminist theory is slowly weaved into this article. She allows us to believe that as an individual‚ my voice is who I am‚ who I can become. When women
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An analysis and comparison of The child who walks backwards and A poem for Darcy The poems The child who walks backwards by Lorna Crozier and A poem for Darcy by Steven Herrick explore the issue of child abuse. The poets give very similar treatment to the theme and both poems have the same tone. In all else‚ the poems are different. Crozier makes use of language techniques throughout whereas Herrick’s poem is unadorned‚ which creates its own impact. Both poems are devastating in the social
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