The Cornell Daily Sun

Professor Explores Western Lyrical Tradition at Lecture

Prof. Jonathan Culler, English and comparative literature, spoke Wednesday about his new book The Theory of the Lyric as part of Cornell University Library’s Chats in the Stacks book talk program. The ...
Yale Environment 360

Learning to ‘re-see’ the pervasiveness of lyric poetry across cultures

During the pandemic lockdown, Yale’s Ayesha Ramachandran tried an experiment in poetry consumption. Ramachandran, an associate professor of comparative literature, bought stacks of books of ...
The Michigan Daily

Clark and Brown bring lyrical poetry to Literati

Literati welcomes poets Fleda Brown and Patricia Clark to share selections from both of their latest published collections, each focused on the natural world. Fleda Brown, a former poet laureate of ...
The Atlantic

German Lyric Poetry vs. French

—If the best French lyric poetry of modern days has indisputably a charm of refinement and delicate beauty all its own, the best of the German has an inveterate earnestness and a depth of feeling that ...
New York Post

‘Viral’ 2nd-century text suggests modern poetry arose much earlier

Rediscovered archaeological evidence has revealed a "viral" lyric that may have given rise to today's popular lyrical poetry -- that is, mainstream music. José Miguel Noguera Celdrán Carpe whatever.
PBS

Anthology Traces Rap’s Lyrical Journey, Poetic Roots

Is rap music a form of lyric poetry? A new anthology, published by Yale University Press, makes the case. Jeffrey Brown reports. And finally tonight: from our political wrap to rap, the music, and ...
The Atlantic

Poetry, Lyrical, Narrative, and Satirical, of the Civil War

Selected and Edited by RICHARD GRANT WHITE. New York: The American News Company. WE confess that our heart had at times misgiven us concerning the written and printed poetry of our recent war ; but ...
WMNF

Poet Lyrical Tempest, co-host of “Poetry Is…”

Until five years ago, Alice Saunders never considered hosting a radio show. In fact, the lifelong poetry and fiction writer was just finding her bearings at open mic nights for poets and spoken word ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Professor Explores Western Lyrical Tradition at Lecture

Prof. Jonathan Culler, English and comparative literature, spoke Wednesday about his new book The Theory of the Lyric as part of Cornell University Library’s Chats in the Stacks book talk program. The ...