Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. He has been greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Marcel Schwob, Vladimir Nabokov, J. M. Barrie, and G. K. Chesterton, who said of him that he “seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins”.
Estoy compartiendo lo que he escrito a lo largo de mi vida (algunas cosas se han perdido). No sigo ningún orden establecido, voy mezclando poemas de aquí y allá. Algunos son breves, otros son más largos, los hay de amor y desamor, inocentes, viscerales, sexuales, tormentosos, filosóficos... En fin, es un amplio abanico donde tiene cabida la poesía que sale del alma y del corazón. Espero que les guste.
Sheldon Allan Shel Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999), was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works. Translated into more than 30 languages, his books have sold over 20 million copies.
In 1830, Christina Rossetti was born in London, one of four children of Italian parents. Her father was the poet Gabriele Rossetti; her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti also became a poet and a painter. Rossetti’s first poems were written in 1842 and printed in the private press of her grandfather. In 1850, under the pseudonym Ellen Alleyne, she contributed seven poems to the Pre-Raphaelite journal The Germ, which had been founded by her brother William Michael and his friends.
William Cowper (26 November 1731– 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him “the best modern poet”, whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan.
Cantautor uruguayo de Tupambaé Cerro Largo, nació el 14 de setiembre de 1988 en Santa Clara de Olimar. Comenzó su interés por la música a los 16 años de edad; su abuelo le regalo una guitarra después de la continua insistencia de su padre, de querer que un hijo fuera músico de el nombrado instrumento. De pequeño, en la familia veía esa costumbre y gusto por la música y el canto; todos los géneros eran aceptados al correr de las distintas ocasiones del año. Después de haber participado en un certamen de la voz en su pueblo natal, le tomo el gusto y la dedicación al canto y la guitarra. El apoyo de personas que ya tenían el conocimiento, fue fundamental para el inicio de lo que perduraría en su vida. Al poco tiempo de afirmar sus paso, comenzó a escribir la idea de lo que podría ser una canción en letra y música. Con los años y tantas curiosidades obtuvo mejoras musicales y literarias. Así comiensan las presentaciones en sencillos evento y reuniones de amigos, donde podia sentir el agrado de la adrenalina y espontánea música autodidacta. Con el tiempo y la insistencias por comprender ese mágico mundo, lo lleva a transitar junto con su crecimiento por razones y oportunidades de la vida, en el trabajo y la formación de un ser. Formo varios grupos y duos del folclor de su país, funcionando con ritmos y fusiones de las fronteras y distintos sonidos latinoamericanos. Graba su primer álbum en el año 2014 el cual se titulo " Mi padre el alambrador " el cual llevaría el nombre de la canción principal y la que le diera mas satisfacciones. Se encuentra con su identidad y conformidad en el tercer trabajo titulado "Huella Arachana" desde ahí la comodidad y seguridad de la linea a seguir con sus mejoras fue clara. La composición de canciones y música le despertó el interés por la poesía literaria; después de conocer personas con gran gusto he interés por la misma. Sus fragmentos apuntan a las experiencias de la vida cotidiana, la historia y su vivencias. Nombrado en distintos premios y reconocimientos como cantautor dentro y fuera del país, llevo a tomar con mas dedicación y seriedad la composición musical y literaria. Luis Arrúa canta y escribe inspirado en la vida cotidiana y sus inquietudes, siempre tratando dejar un mensaje y hacer buena utilidad de la canción y poesía.
Amado Ruiz de Nervo y Ordaz (Tepic, Distrito Militar de Tepic, Jalisco, República Restaurada, 27 de agosto de 1870-Montevideo, Uruguay, 24 de mayo de 1919), más conocido como Amado Nervo, fue un poeta y escritor mexicano, perteneciente al movimiento modernista. Fue miembro correspondiente de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, pero no pudo serlo de número por residir en el extranjero.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy and was one of the five Fireside Poets. Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, then part of Massachusetts, and studied at Bowdoin College. After spending time in Europe he became a professor at Bowdoin and, later, at Harvard College. His first major poetry collections were Voices of the Night (1839) and Ballads and Other Poems (1841). Longfellow retired from teaching in 1854 to focus on his writing, living the remainder of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a former headquarters of George Washington. His first wife, Mary Potter, died in 1835 after a miscarriage. His second wife, Frances Appleton, died in 1861 after sustaining burns from her dress catching fire. After her death, Longfellow had difficulty writing poetry for a time and focused on his translation. He died in 1882.
I was born in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1925, a confession that I am an old geezer. I served in the infantry during World War II, was wounded and discharged in 1946. I then obtained a B.A. degree with honors in English in 1949. Subsequently I taught in Cincinnati public schools and at the University of Cincinnati for the next 35 years. My poetry has appeared in: * Wall Street Journal * Hellas * Lyric * Envoi * Midwest Poetry Review (a sonnet won awards) * Aethlon * Light * Poet's View * Classical Outlook * Mind over Matter Several books have been self-published but Wormwood and Whines, a compilation of many of my poems, was published by Superior Books in 1999.
Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson (17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's “greatest short story writer”. He was the son of the poet, publisher and feminist Louisa Lawson.
Welcome to my poetry page, I think its a blast, Some of my Poetry is about my past. Lots of wonderful words are written and funny, I don't get paid so it wont cost you money. My poems are of the wonders of life someone said I have written about the dead. Some people may be offended by some of my rhymes, So if your offended don't come back to read next time. But if my poetry makes you laugh please come back, Because this Yorkshire man has a sense of humour and can be really daft.
Juana Fernández Morales, cuyo seudónimo era Juana de Ibarbourou, conocida popularmente como Juana de América, (8 de marzo de 1892, Melo - 15 de julio de 1979, Montevideo), fue una poetisa uruguaya. El 10 de agosto de 1929 recibió, en el Salón de los Pasos Perdidos del Palacio Legislativo, el título de «Juana de América» de la mano de Juan Zorrilla de San Martín y una multitud de poetas y personalidades. Fue enterrada con honores de Ministro de Estado en el panteón de su familia del Cementerio del Buceo.
William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Authorship Around 230 years after Shakespeare’s death, doubts began to be expressed about the authorship of the works attributed to him. Proposed alternative candidates include Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, and Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Several “group theories” have also been proposed. All but a few Shakespeare scholars and literary historians consider it a fringe theory, with only a small minority of academics who believe that there is reason to question the traditional attribution, but interest in the subject, particularly the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship, continues into the 21st century.
Love is the essence of pure thought. There is nowhere that this thought is not. I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, just beyond the outskirts of several gypsum plateaus, miles of desert sand and vast horizons. I would go out into fields of sunflowers with my pen and paper, watching the currents of wind moving through miles and miles of wheat to write about the lucid imagery I would see when I closed my eyes, the experiences of coming out in a conservative community and finding my way as an artist in a place that did not nurture the arts. Words have always been my primary way to sort out my experiences into streams of consciousness that act as a form of self-discovery. Called by the overwhelming pull to follow my dreams, I relocated to the Catskills to follow my passions and put every idea into motion. I am currently working on several video projects, performances in several venues, live music, Sparkle Poetic radio ads, and many new things that you can keep up with on my website below. Welcome to the realm of words. Love is real. www.sparklepoetics.com
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language. A number of phrases from Tennyson’s work have become commonplaces of the English language, including “Nature, red in tooth and claw”, “'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all”, “Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die”, “My strength is as the strength of ten, / Because my heart is pure”, “Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers”, and “The old order changeth, yielding place to new”. He is the ninth most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
There are much better writers than I Who have written of love, God and philosophy Not much that I can add But my unique life experiences I will stick to what I know and feel In hopes my written word can reach places that I have not Relying more on natural simplicity than technique and form Check out my work at: www.amazon.com/Laura-Alaniz
Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928, Newton, Massachusetts – October 4, 1974, Weston, Massachusetts) was an American poetese, known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967. Themes of her poetry include her suicidal tendencies, long battle against depression and various intimate details from her private life, including her relationships with her husband and children. Sexton suffered from severe mental illness for much of her life, her first manic episode taking place in 1954.
Oliverio Girondo (Buenos Aires, 1881 - 1967) Poeta argentino que revolucionó la estética de su país, a través de una obra que incorporó las principales corrientes vanguardistas. Figura central de la renovación literaria de los años veinte y treinta, fue uno de los jóvenes miembros de la vanguardia poética argentina, junto a Jorge Luis Borges y Raúl González Tuñón. Si todos ellos asumían una idéntica postura en cuanto a la necesidad de romper con la tradición (que veían encarnada en la obra de Leopoldo Lugones), en el caso de Girondo esa necesidad cobraba una fuerza que lo llevó a distanciarse nítidamente de las convenciones impuestas por el uso y aceptadas por el público.
Juan Gelman (Buenos Aires, 3 de mayo de 1930 - México, D. F., 14 de enero de 2014) fue un prestigioso poeta argentino. Escritor desde su niñez, se desempeñó como periodista, traductor, y militante en organizaciones guerrilleras. Exiliado durante la dictadura militar iniciada en 1976, retornó a la Argentina en 1988 aunque se radicó en México. Buena parte de su vida y obra literaria se vieron signadas por el secuestro y desaparición de sus hijos y la búsqueda de su nieta nacida en cautiverio. Fue el cuarto argentino galardonado con el Premio Miguel de Cervantes, luego de Jorge Luis Borges, Ernesto Sabato y Adolfo Bioy Casares. Se lo considera uno de los grandes poetas contemporáneos de habla hispana, y un «expresionista del dolor». A su muerte, la Presidencia de la Nación Argentina decretó tres días de duelo nacional.
Pedro Salinas Serrano (Madrid, 27 de noviembre de 1891 – Boston, 4 de diciembre de 1951) fue un escritor español conocido sobre todo por su poesía y ensayos. Dentro del contexto de la Generación del 27, se le considera uno de sus mayores poetas. Sus traducciones de Proust contribuyeron al conocimiento del novelista francés en el mundo hispanohablante. Al concluir la guerra civil española, se exilió en Estados Unidos hasta su muerte.
Lope de Vega Carpio (Madrid, 25 de noviembre de 1562 – Madrid, 27 de agosto de 1635) fue uno de los poetas y dramaturgos más importantes del Siglo de Oro español y, por la extensión de su obra, uno de los autores más prolíficos de la literatura universal. El llamado Fénix de los ingenios y Monstruo de la Naturaleza (por Miguel de Cervantes) renovó las fórmulas del teatro español en un momento en el que el teatro comenzaba a ser un fenómeno cultural de masas. Máximo exponente, junto a Tirso de Molina y Calderón de la Barca, del teatro barroco español, sus obras siguen representándose en la actualidad y constituyen una de las cotas más altas alcanzadas en la literatura y las artes españolas. Fue también uno de los grandes líricos de la lengua castellana y autor de varias novelas y obras narrativas largas en prosa y en verso.