A Gathering of Flowers
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:13 pm
anthology
1640, from L. anthologia, from Gk. anthologia "flower-gathering," from anthos "a flower" (see anther) + logia "collection, collecting," from legein "gather" (see lecture). Modern sense (which emerged in Late Gk.) is metaphoric, "flowers" of verse, small poems by various writers gathered together.
An anthology is a collection of writings, usually revolving around a theme, by different authors or the same author. I found the etymology of anthology quite beautiful. Hmmm....thinking about it, Poetry Pages is like a garden.
During my tenure as poet laureate, I'd like to feature poems by people from different cultures, faiths, beliefs. How far I'll get is yet to be seen.
I'll do my best to dig out the context in which the poems were written.
I hope you enjoy this gathering of flowers. If you have any poems/poets you'd like to share please let me know.
Click on a link below to view various poets/poetry.
Cheers,
~carol
Index
Survivors--Found by Joan Murray
Where Do You Search and other works by Kabir
Souls by Dannie Abse
Letters From A Man In Solitary by Nazim Hikmet
Making a Fist by Naomi Shihab Nye
1640, from L. anthologia, from Gk. anthologia "flower-gathering," from anthos "a flower" (see anther) + logia "collection, collecting," from legein "gather" (see lecture). Modern sense (which emerged in Late Gk.) is metaphoric, "flowers" of verse, small poems by various writers gathered together.
An anthology is a collection of writings, usually revolving around a theme, by different authors or the same author. I found the etymology of anthology quite beautiful. Hmmm....thinking about it, Poetry Pages is like a garden.
During my tenure as poet laureate, I'd like to feature poems by people from different cultures, faiths, beliefs. How far I'll get is yet to be seen.
I'll do my best to dig out the context in which the poems were written.I hope you enjoy this gathering of flowers. If you have any poems/poets you'd like to share please let me know.
Click on a link below to view various poets/poetry.
Cheers,
~carol
Index
Survivors--Found by Joan Murray
Where Do You Search and other works by Kabir
Souls by Dannie Abse
Letters From A Man In Solitary by Nazim Hikmet
Making a Fist by Naomi Shihab Nye