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I'm gonna go with my favourite English poet, then, though I probably mentioned him before. Legolas Send a noteboard - 31/03/2015 10:14:38 PM

James Elroy Flecker. You might like him, considering he was a classicist and orientalist, and most of his poems are about Antique or Islamic history or culture. Very unfashionable nowadays I'm sure, what with generally having rhyme in every line, but there are very, very few poets who have his talent for picking the right words even when having to rhyme.

View original postThe rule: A language I speak. That limits it to Latin and English. I can't handle translated poetry. Middle English is OK if you can recommend an annotated edition.

Really? No French? I don't think besides Flecker I could recommend any English or Latin poets you don't already know. I've read very little poetry honestly, and most of what I've read was Flecker, Tennyson (In Memoriam AHH is absolutely incredible - if you haven't read it, do) and Coleridge. Oh, and Paradise Lost.

Come to think of it, poetry is the one and only field in which I'm relatively well-read in my native Dutch - better than in any other language. But I don't suppose Dutch poetry would help you at all. In prose it's like I go out of my way to avoid my native language...

View original postThe preference: Female poets. Especially older ones. I want more than just women, but I'd like people to consider women whose poetry they've enjoyed while answering.

Now you've got me wondering whether I know any women poets in Latin. Hell, scratch that, female writers in any genre at all. Kind of drawing a blank...

Female poets I've enjoyed in English: Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti (mostly just Goblin Market), Sylvia Plath (her diaries more than her poems actually) - like I said, nobody you don't already know.

View original postThe exception: A good book on Sappho.

I'd be definitely interested in that too. I skimmed through a book with some of her poems (original + translation) the other day - reminded me of the good old days in HS when we read her, there's only small fragments left but those do contain some great stuff.

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Poetry recommendations! Ghavrel - 31/03/2015 04:06:34 AM 859 Views
I'm gonna go with my favourite English poet, then, though I probably mentioned him before. Legolas - 31/03/2015 10:14:38 PM 728 Views
Flecker looks interesting. I'm trying to learn a bit more about Islamic culture. Ghavrel - 02/04/2015 07:53:11 AM 655 Views
Being that I focused on late antiquity and still keep up with the secondary works written on it, The Shrike - 02/04/2015 02:06:30 PM 713 Views
Thanks. I'll check it out. You're right that reading about all the lost works is saddening. *NM* Ghavrel - 05/04/2015 12:30:04 AM 247 Views
Well, I wouldn't say he's a good equivalent for a good in-depth book on that. Legolas - 04/04/2015 09:15:08 AM 492 Views
So essentially you're looking for crap. Tom - 04/04/2015 01:34:14 AM 546 Views
I'm actually pretty ignorant of the corpus of English poetry. Ghavrel - 05/04/2015 12:27:26 AM 543 Views
Then just buy the Norton Anthology and figure out which poets you like. Tom - 06/04/2015 01:20:12 AM 645 Views
Good suggestion. *NM* Ghavrel - 07/04/2015 03:53:27 AM 228 Views
John Donne. Explore him in depth. You can't go wrong with him. *NM* The Shrike - 06/04/2015 02:35:38 PM 319 Views
Yellow River by IP Freely *NM* random thoughts - 04/04/2015 02:38:49 AM 338 Views
Re: Poetry recommendations! Mats Gambling Buddy - 08/04/2015 05:52:18 PM 558 Views
I'll check it out on the condition that you give me a good translation. *NM* Ghavrel - 09/04/2015 05:34:00 AM 218 Views
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