Poems: THE MODERN POET: A SONG OF DERIVATIONS

Alice Meynell

The Modern Poet: A Song of Derivations is a collection of poems by Alice Meynell, a British poet and essayist. The collection is divided into three sections: “The Modern Poet,” “The Ancient Poet,” and “The Poet of Nature.” In each section, Meynell explores the various ways in which poetry has been derived from its sources, from the ancient Greeks to the modern day. She examines the influence of the past on the present, and how the modern poet is able to draw on the works of the ancients to... AI Generated Content

~1903 CE

Available in: English