Poetry Flashcards
1
Q
The 11th Century verse of Ibn Gabriel was part of a renaissance of poetry in this language in the golden age of Spanish jewry
A
Hebrew
2
Q
“Poems” by her came out in 1844; months later, a poet named Robert wrote to say, “I love your verses with all my heart” (and yeah, you too)
A
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
3
Q
In 1950 “Bitter Strawberries” by this Boston born woman became her 1st nationally published poem; not bad for a 17 year old
A
Sylvia Plath
4
Q
Who wrote the 1936 poem “The Harlem Nightclub”
A
Langston Hughes
