Introduction in poetry: nature of poetry, tools, history, terms (periods, styles and movements, technical means, tropes, measures of verse, verse forms, national poetry… Poetry is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which … Read More
(The Parnassus (1511) by Raphael: famous poets recite alongside the nine Muses atop Mount Parnassus.) Sound Perhaps the most vital element of sound in poetry is rhythm. Often the rhythm of each line is arranged in a particular meter. Different … Read More
When the white gulls fly, screaming, the sky is weeping and our dreams die … Nicolae Sfetcu, 3/20/2018
it’s winter on my frozen lake the seagulls Nicolae Sfetcu, 03.01.2018
Are we really sad during the yellow autumn, or she is dreary? Nicolae Sfetcu, 06.10.2017
Hypocrites, saying we love swans, but we grow ducks. Nicolae Sfetcu, 06.09.2017
Autumn is coming, even if the still green trees seem not seeing it. Nicolae Sfetcu, 04.09.2017
The autumn, you see, it’s a new spring for the tree: its leaves are blooming. Nicolae Sfetcu, 01.09.2017
So, every Sunday I wipe the dust of the week‘s days Left all behind me. Nicolae Sfetcu, 13.08.2017
The tree forgotten by the birds is aging. Nicolae Sfetcu, 06.08.2017
It matters WHAT, and HOW, but IF is decisive; The age is not the limit, as long as you don’t leave. Nicolae Sfetcu, 17.09.2017
Act like a duck in race: paddling like dickens underneath, but calm on the surface. Nicolae Sfetcu, 08.09.2017 – From a quote by Michael Caine
