What is Lyric poetry?
'''Lyric poetry''' is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal feelings, usually spoken in the first person.<ref>Scott, Clive, ''Vers libre: the emergence of free verse in France, 1886–1914'' Clarendon Press, Oxford {{ISBN|9780198151593}}</ref> The term derives from a form of Ancient [[Greek literature]], the lyric, which was defined by its musical accompaniment, usually on a stringed instrument known as a [[lyre]].<ref>Miller, Andrew. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=80MpjrOfTH8C Greek Lyric: An Anthology in Translation]/books?id=80MpjrOfTH8C&pg=PR12 pp.&nbsp;xii&nbsp;ff]''. Hackett Publishing (Indianapolis), 1996. {{ISBN|978-0872202917}}.</ref> Examples of lyric poets from the 20th century are the Frenchmen [[Paul Éluard]] and [[Paul Valéry]] and the Englishmen [[Robert Graves]] and [[Ted Hughes]]. American poets who wrote lyric poetry [[H.D.]], [[Shel Silverstein]], [[Anne Sexton]], and [[T. S. Eliot]]. ==Related pages== *[[Lyrics]] *[[Epic poetry]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==More information== {{Wikisource1911Enc|Lyrical poetry}} * Wilhelm, James J., (editor), [https://books.google.com/books?id=rIOUgtk_DJgC ''Lyrics of the Middle Ages: an anthology''], New York: Garland Pub., 1990. {{ISBN|0-8240-7049-6}} [[Category:Poetry]]