Vocabulary Formation in Altafheem and Danishnama by Rahela Hamidzai

“…It should be stated that the poets and writers of this period were less influenced by Arabic grammatical rules and they were mostly observing Persian grammatical rules. …”
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Introduction by Daniela Theinová

“… RISE 4.2 is a festive anniversary tribute to one of Ireland’s most eminent poets Medbh McGuckian. The articles to be found in this issue address McGuckian’s expansive oeuvre through a number of diverse foci. …”
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Benjamin Zephaniah’s dub poetry and its appeal to children: an ecocritical reading by Alanoud Abdulaziz Alghanem

“…Abstract Dub poetry is a form of performance poetry that originated with Black poets in Jamaica, Britain, and Canada. It is accompanied by rhythmical accentuation and gesticulation while performing in front of the audience. …”
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Political Engagement: The Palestinian Confessional Genre by Salam Mir

“…The personal struggle and creative achievement of Fadwa Tuqan (1917–2003), one of the most celebrated poets in the Arab world, signify the plight of the Palestinian people in the twentieth century. …”
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Konsten att se skogen för bara träd by Cecilia Lindhé

“… ”Enter the woods and you are in the poet’s workshop”, writes Shane Butler on the importance of the page to the ancient poets.  …”
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Ezra pound and T.S. Eliot fighting in the captain’s tower : Bob Dylan and the symbolist movement. by Rodrigues, Crispin Cyril-Wardley.

“…In this essay, through close readings of his songs, autobiography and documentaries about him, as well as comparisons with the French symbolist poets of the late 19th century, modernist poets of the early twentieth century and his contemporaries in other art forms, I will resolve the views of Dylan and his interpreters by showing how the divergence of Dylan’s engagement with the symbolist tradition creates a tension between interpretation and non-interpretation of his songs which is resolved through the integration of performance.…”
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The questions of literary traditional criticism in the light of Kutob Tabaqat Al-Shuara by Hussein, Nasr El Din Ibrahim Ahmed

“…The layers of poets (Kutob Tabaqat Al-Shuara) contributed to books in the field of traditional literary criticism. …”
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Perennial Penelope and lingering lotus-eaters: Revaluing mythological figures in the poetry of the Greek financial crisis by Philippou, E

“…I explore the ways in which specific poets, who circulate in different spheres of publication (blogs, online magazines, literary journals, and published collections), engage antiquity in their poetry. …”

Invoking Beckett: Samuel Beckett’s legacy in Northern Irish poetry by Simpson, H

“…While Beckett’s more generalised influence on the lyrical form and language of contemporary poets has received some scholarly attention, the act of invocation more specifically has been less fully explored, particularly within an explicitly Northern Irish context. …”

Alcuin and Cynewulf: the Art and Craft of Anglo-Saxon verse by Orchard, A

“…The essentially bilingual nature of Anglo-Saxon poetry is explored through the verse of two of the most prolific poets from the period, namely Alcuin and Cynewulf, composing primarily in Latin and Old English, respectively, but each reflecting knowledge and appreciation of verse in both languages. …”

Talk and text: the pre-Alexandrian footnote from Homer to Theodectes by Nelson, T

“…I explore this question here by considering the early Greek precedent for the so-called ‘Alexandrian footnote’, a device often regarded as one of the most learned and bookish in a Roman poet’s allusive arsenal. Ever since Stephen Hinds opened his foundational Allusion and Intertext with this device, it has been considered the preserve of Hellenistic and Roman scholar-poets. …”

How to end an orally-derived epic poem by Kelly, A

“…By directing the audience to this disparity in scale, the poets discourage them from expecting continuation, and so signal the close of their texts.…”

Changing the sail: Propertius 3.21, Catullus 64 and Ovid, Heroides 5 by Westwood, G

“…Concentrating on Propertius 3.21 in particular, this article identifies a previously unnoticed network of allusions by three Roman poets (Catullus, Propertius and Ovid) to one another and to Book 1 of Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica. …”

Disentangling Poetry from Profit in Jain Monks’ Literary Works by Restifo, A

“…This article looks at some of these literary instances, in which court poets attempt to uncouple the production of poetry from the monetary reward of a patron. …”

Telling the difference: Linguistic differentiation and identity in Guillem de Berguedà, Giacomo da Lentini and Bonifacio Calvo by Murray, DA

“…It further considers the thinking of medieval poets and their transmitters on the nature of language and lyric poetry, and how these systems could and should be used and developed.…”

Lexical borrowing and the construction of identity and politics in Ushie’s Poetry by Romanus Aboh

“…It is revealed that when poets indulge in lexical borrowing, they do so (in most cases) to assert their identity on the one hand and to discuss the political situation of their country and time on the other. …”
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The Genre of Kharal in 20th-Century Kalmyk Poetry by Rimma M. Khaninova

“…The article seeks to examine three texts of the mentioned poets in the aspect of the folklore tradition. Materials and methods. …”
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Current trends in modern regional poetry (based on the poetry of Chelyabinsk) by Medvedeva Arina R., Semyan Tatiana F., Kuznetsova Anna V.

“…This article is based on the material of the creative work of the poets of Chelyabinsk, since they are the key personnel of the virtual museum. …”
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Exquisite and Old Versions of Tazkerat al-Sho'ara in the Central Library of the University of Tehran (Dolatshah Samarkandi, written on 7 Rajab 893 AH) by Tahereh Bozorgzadeh

“…Dolatshah has defined and divided the poets based on their lifetime in the Tazkira. He has introduced some limited poets and some have been described in detail.Conclusion; The text of the version is written almost identically. …”
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பெண்ணிய நோக்கில் மாலதி மைத்ரியின் நீரின்றி அமையாது உலகு / Feminist Perspective Malathi Maithri's Neerindri Amayathu Ulagu... by ஜெ.அரவிந்தன் / J. Aravindan, முனைவர் நா.சிவாஜிகபிலன் / Dr. N. Sivajikapilan

“…Numerous poets have appeared and excelled in the field of renaissance poetry. …”
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