Modernist poetry is, first and foremost, a rebellion against the excesses of Victorian romanticism, which put emphasis on beauty as the highest achievement of verse. Romantic poetry was considered overly flowery in its use of words and traditional aestheticism. The poems were less symbolic and mor...

Three Poets' view of the Poem: Macleish, Moore and Ferlinghetti. Poetry can supply a reader with a unique insight into the mentality of the poet. However, it is a very distinct experience when one can encounter a poets' view on what poetry is for the poet. To learn more about engin...

To many, William Butler Yeats is the single greatest poet of the twentieth century. His relevance is only enhanced by his classic works like Leda and the Swan, Ephemera, and The Second Coming. His writing exemplifies several ideals of various literary theories, in particular Longinus' concept of ...