The Tanka Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-10-19 | Let's talk about the oldest of Japanese verse forms, the Tanka. Poems read from Saigyo, Gazing at the Moon, translated by Meredith McKinney.Check out our Patreon at: patreon.com/c/KnowingPoetrywithTimothyBartel
Introducing Japanese Poetry Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-10-14 | In this video, we begin to focus on the poetry and poetics of Japan.
Meet the Beats: Ginsberg Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-10-05 | In this third video on the Beats, we look at Allen Ginsberg and his landmark collection Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Books, 1956)Check out our Patreon: patreon.com/KnowingPoetrywithTimothyBartel
1000 Subscribers! (and a Patreon?) Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-09-27 | We've hit 1000 subscribers on this channel! To celebrate, we've started a Patreon: patreon.com/KnowingPoetrywithTimothyBartel?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
Meet the Beats: Ferlinghetti Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-09-21 | Meet a man who helped make the beat generation possible: Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Meet the Beats: Jack Kerouac Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-09-14 | In this first video in a series, we meet the most renowned of the Beat Generation writers, Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969).Quotations from Kerouac include:"San Francisco Blues" (Poem)andOn the Road (Novel)
Lowells Skunk Hour Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-09-07 | Let's explore Robert Lowell's classic poem "Skunk Hour," from the collection Life Studies (1959).
Who is Seamus Heaney? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-08-31 | Let's get to know the greatest Irish poet of the late 20th Century, Seamus Heaney. Books and poems referenced include:"Digging" from Death of A Naturalist (1966)Beowulf (1999)The Burial at Thebes (2004)"Human Chain" from Human Chain (2010)"Had I Not Been Awake" from Human Chain (2010)
Philip Larkins Church Going Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-08-24 | Let's get to know a major British poem of the mid-20th century: Philip Larkin's "Church Going."
The Wild Prosody of Paul Reveres Ride Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-08-17 | The opening lines of Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride is a good case study in wild variants of prosody. Note: Paul Revere's Ride was written in 1860 and appeared in the January 1861 issue of the Atlantic Monthly. It was later republished as the opening poem in Longfellow's Tales of A Wayside Inn (1863).
What should Knowing Poetry cover next? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-08-09 | Let me know in the comments what topics YOU want to see covered in Knowing Poetry videos.
Prosody Masterclass Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-08-03 | It's time to return to the subject of prosody and take a deeper dive than ever before.
The First English Poet Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-07-26 | We meet the first English poet, Caedmon, in a fascinating manuscript called The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, written by the Venerable Bede in the 8th century AD.
Popular Poetry and the New Millennium (A Short History of American Poetry) Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-05-26 | In this final video of our series, we look at the popular poetry that rose to prominence around the turn of the millennium. Poets and poems referenced include Rod McKuen ("A Cat Named Sloopy"), Billy Collins ("Litany"), and Mary Oliver ("The Summer Day")Cover Image of Mary Oliver.
The Mid-Century (A Short History of American Poetry) Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-05-18 | Poetry heads in new and raw directions in the mid-20th century. Poems referenced include:Harlem, by Langston HughesThe Death of the Ball Turret Gunner, by Randall JarellA Supermarket in California, by Allen Ginsberg Daddy, by Sylvia PlathCover image of Randall Jarrell
Modernism (A Short History of American Poetry) Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-05-12 | Between 1914 and 1916, poetry changed rapidly in America, ushering in a new, Modernist age of verse. Cover image of Ezra Pound.
Renaissance: Aftermath (A Short History of American Poetry) Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-05-04 | The Civil War and Reconstruction propel American poets and poetry into new frontiers and dimensions.
April Poetry News Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-04-26 | Eclipses, Taylor Swift, and more in poetry news this April.
A Short History of American Poetry: Renaissance Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-04-20 | The nineteenth century saw a honest-to-goodness renaissance in American poetry. Let's explore it.
A Short History of American Poetry: Revolution! Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-04-13 | As we move into the revolutionary era, the focus turns to three poets: Freneau, Wheatley, and Barlow. Cover Image: Portrait of Joel Barlow by Robert Fulton
A Short History of American Poetry: Beginnings Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-04-06 | Let's explore American poetry, starting with the colonial era.
Poetry is Better than Fiction Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-03-23 | My most controversial opinion revealed.
A. E. Stallings Poetry Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-03-16 | We dive into A. E. Stallings latest collection, This Afterlife, and take a look at the first poem in the collection: "Postcard from Greece".
The Oxford Professor of Poetry: An Introduction Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-03-08 | Since 1708, the Oxford Professor of Poetry has had an odd and important role in the promotion of poetry in the English-speaking world.Oxford's Professor of Poetry page (includes links to recent lectures): english.ox.ac.uk/professor-of-poetry#:~:text=Stallings,four%20years%20of%20her%20tenure.
Reading Sonnet 29 Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-03-01 | Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 is small masterpiece. Let's explore it.
How Do You Publish a Poem? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-02-24 | Say you wrote a poem, and you want to publish it. How does that work? What are your options?
Introducing Elizabeth Barrett Browning Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-02-15 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a Victorian poet who not only mastered the sonnet, but also championed the poetry of the early Church Fathers.
4 (Ancient) Reasons to Write Poetry Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-02-09 | Almost 1700 years ago, the poet Gregory Nazianzus laid out four reasons why he writes poetry - reasons we can still learn from today.
Who was Gregory Nazianzus? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-02-01 | Gregory Nazianzus is one of the heroes of my new collection of essays. Let's get to know him
New Book Announcement Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-01-30 | I have a new book out from Pickwick Press. I'm pretty excited about it. You can order it here: wipfandstock.com/9781666787900/the-poets-and-the-fathers
California in Literary History Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-01-20 | The Literary History of California starts in Montalvo's 16th century romance, Las Sergas de Esplandian.Link to a 19th century translation of Montalvo's passages on Calafia / California: archive.org/details/hislevelbestand00halegoog/page/n244/mode/1up
How Andrews McMeel Took Over the Poetry World Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-01-13 | From 2008 to the present, Andrews McMeel Publishing has taken over the poetry publishing industry, making poetry popular (and lucrative) once more. How did this happen?Attributions: - All author, book cover, and book page images belong to Andrews McMeel Publishing.- All information about the history of Andrews McMeel can be found at their website (andrewsmcmeel.com/timeline) and on their Wikipedia page.- Interviews with Lang Leav and r h sin can be found at: youtu.be/a6wqT1w6Wr0?si=I50O8kvz8Z0aPe7qand thenewstack.io/instagram-brought-literary-success-feminist-poet-r-h-sin
What Does it Mean to Know Poetry? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2024-01-06 | Let's kick off 2024 with an exploration of what the title of this channel means.
Announcements for the New Year Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-12-28 | A couple projects are coming down the pipeline in 2024, including the second edition of Calafia: An Adventure!
Longfellows Psalm of Life Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-12-21 | A recitation of Longfellow's poem "A Psalm of Life" to round out the year.
Is Writing Poetry Difficult? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-12-09 | How difficult is it to write a poem? How difficult should it be? If all great poetry comes from inspiration, shouldn't it be easy to write when you're inspired?
Success in Poetry? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-11-30 | Thanks to your comments, I have a new topic to address this week, namely "what counts as success in poetry?" I propose 3 (or 4?) different ways of looking at poetic success.
Reading Sylvia Plaths Free Verse Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-11-04 | We explore how to read Sylvia Plath's free verse poems by taking a look at "Fever 103°" from her final collection, Ariel.
Confessionals and New Formalists Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-10-31 | The late 20th century saw a pendulum swing from free verse to more formal verse in American poetry.
The Genius of Shakespeares Speeches Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-10-19 | Let's break down a speech from Hamlet to see how Shakespeare's poetic genius works.
Is Shakespeare Really That Great? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-10-11 | Literary Twitter got all huffy about some criticism of Shakespeare this weekend. In this video, I offer a few thoughts.
The Conclusion of Tintern Abbey Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-09-30 | In which we explore the final section of Wordsworth's masterful lyric poem.
The Center of Tintern Abbey Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-09-24 | Part 2 of our discussion of Tintern Abbey, where Wordsworth reflects on his past self.
Tintern Abbey: The Greatest Romantic Poem? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-09-16 | Wordsworth's "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey..." is one of the greatest English poems of the Romantic era.
Romanticism 101 Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-09-08 | Okay, but what actually IS Romanticism? Here's the beginning of an answer.
What is a Romantic Poem? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-09-05 | "Romantic Poetry" is just another term for love poetry, right? Well, not exactly.
Dizains and Villon Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-08-26 | The Dizain is a lesser known poetic form from medieval France, and it was perfected by the legendary outlaw poet Francois Villon.
Can AI write poetry? Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-08-22 | Can AI write poetry? There are some good reasons to think the answer is "no." Passage quoted from William Wordsworth, "Preface to Lyrical Ballads." (1801)
Summer Poetry Reading Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-05-25 | Here are the poetry books I'm dipping into this summer: The Complete Poems of Enheduanna, translated by Sophus Helle. Yale University Press.Carl Phillips, Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020. FSG Adult.A.E. Stallings, This Afterlife: Selected Poems. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.Andrew Frisardi, The Moon on Elba: Poems. Wiseblood Books.
New Poem: What Flesh is Heir To Knowing Poetry with Timothy E. G. Bartel 2023-05-23 | "What Flesh is Heir To" is a blank verse sonnet from my new collection, A Crown for Abba Moses: New and Selected Poems.
