The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from Babylon. Form is the physical structure or pattern of a poem.

In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr.’s confidence in the politics of progressivism dimmed. Judgment became his refrain. In the Parable novels, Octavia Butler imagines not just a ...

The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from Babylon. Form is the physical structure or pattern of a poem.