"world view of the universe in poetry"

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"world view of the universe in poetry"

Hi!
I am very new here!
I know just broken English
I am interested in knowing about the concept of the universe or world viw of the universe in poetry
I want to know some names from classic poetry who have cosmological views and having a certain concept of the universe
I hope to hear from some one very soon
Furthermore, I also want to know what characteristics of a poet show that he or she has cosmic views in their poetry....
I mean is it false statement that just praising the nature does not mean that a poet has some world view or understanding of the universe type thing...
please reply...
I will wait...
Your little help will be of great pleasure for me
and
I will pray for your health and bright future...
though i m confused but i hope that i m able to convey my message in my broken English
Thanks

I don't think you need worry too much about broken English as your post was quite clear I think. There are some modern poets who are considered to have a 'cosmological view' though I'm not really that fond of modern poetry so I'll leave others to point you in the right direction. However, you could certainly try 'googling' it and I'm sure that would bear fruit. I suppose though that the group of classical English poets who most readily come to mind are those in what was called the 'Romantic movement'. All of those focussed particularly on aspects of 'nature'. The best known (and widely regarded as some of the greatest of all English poets), are William Wordsworth, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron and John Keats. The last of these is probably my favorite poet. As a start, I'd suggest you look up 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' by John Keats. This is a sonnet, so quite short (only 14 lines). Another good one to read is Keats's most famous poem, 'Ode to a Nightingale'. Some of the concepts (lots of classical Greek allusions) might be difficult for you to understand if English is not your first language but it really will be worthwhile persevering. The other thought I have is to have a look at the work of Gerard Manley Hopkins, perhaps as a counterpoint to the Romantics. He was a Jesuit priest and he developed a new kind of poetical metre that he called 'sprung rhythm', so he's worth looking at if only for that reason. I hope this helps Helvigo Jenkins

Helvigo Jenkins

Hi, don't worry about broken English - most English people have broken English! (And you are easy enough to understand) I agree with h jenkins - and also agree that they can be difficult to understand, but some of them can be accompanied by very good study guides - very good at explaining texts in detail - 'Letts' are a brand of study guides, I only assume they have a web site.

MG

georgiablue Hi, I think I'm even newer than you :) Try the Metaphysical Poets John Donne is a good one to start with Study guides are a great intro to what can appear difficult poems (but once you get into them, they are great!)

georgiablue

Indrani Ananda Hi Shahzad334, - You are interested to know if anybody 'out there' writes poetry of a cosmic nature? I specialise in this genre, along with metaphysical and spiritual themes. I also write songs about this too. Indrani.

Indrani Ananda

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