Answerbag: hijklmno's questions http://www.answerbag.com/profile/116733 New Answerbag questions from hijklmno Mon, 28 May 2012 18:04:42 -0700 Mon, 28 May 2012 18:04:42 -0700 Has "poetic language" changed over the past 100 years? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1176321 Has "poetic language" changed over the past 100 years? Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:06:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1176321 What 21st Century poets would you recommend? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1176304 What 21st Century poets would you recommend? Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:57:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1176304 Is modern poetry unique amongst the arts in having a larger number of paractitioners than it does an audience? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798486 Is modern poetry unique amongst the arts in having a larger number of paractitioners than it does an audience? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:26:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798486 Which is better for you: reading a great poem by a "Great Poet" or writing a mediocre one yourself? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798477 Which is better for you: reading a great poem by a "Great Poet" or writing a mediocre one yourself? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:21:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798477 If a poet were elected President of the World would the world be a better place? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798444 If a poet were elected President of the World would the world be a better place? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:03:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798444 Is a poet more like a priest or a bricklayer? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798432 Is a poet more like a priest or a bricklayer? Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:56:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/798432 Is there any difference between reading a new book (i.e. published in the last year) that you love and an old book (i.e. some point in the last 3000 years) that you love? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/732815 Is there any difference between reading a new book (i.e. published in the last year) that you love and an old book (i.e. some point in the last 3000 years) that you love? Sun, 04 May 2008 17:56:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/732815 Aren't generalisations the greatest thing ever? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/695488 Aren't generalisations the greatest thing ever? Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:34:42 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/695488 Are most people wary of saying that opinions are "right", "wrong", "true", "false"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/695345 Are most people wary of saying that opinions are "right", "wrong", "true", "false"? Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:10:35 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/695345 Is your reading gender-biased? Do you mainly read books by authors the same sex as you? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/695336 Is your reading gender-biased? Do you mainly read books by authors the same sex as you? Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:53:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/695336 Are there any benefits to reading a contemporary book by a living writer as opposed to an old book by a dead one? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/694231 Are there any benefits to reading a contemporary book by a living writer as opposed to an old book by a dead one? Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:14:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/694231 "e. e. cummings" or "E. E. Cummings" - which did he use? Which version are his books credited to? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/687654 "e. e. cummings" or "E. E. Cummings" - which did he use? Which version are his books credited to? Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:39:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/687654 Why is it socially acceptable in the UK to say that you are "useless at maths" and for someone to be proud of their mathematical inabilities? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/677662 Why is it socially acceptable in the UK to say that you are "useless at maths" and for someone to be proud of their mathematical inabilities? Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:42:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/677662 What is the most bizarre nursery rhyme you know? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/674540 What is the most bizarre nursery rhyme you know? Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:24:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/674540 What is the relationship between nursery rhymes and "proper" poetry? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/674537 What is the relationship between nursery rhymes and "proper" poetry? Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:23:53 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/674537 Hey-diddle-diddle: innocent nursery rhyme or something sinister? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/673889 Hey-diddle-diddle: innocent nursery rhyme or something sinister? Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:02:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/673889 What a poet's basic building blocks: words, images or thoughts? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668545 What a poet's basic building blocks: words, images or thoughts? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:13:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668545 Would a great book be as great if we knew nothing about the author? How important is the author of a book once that book has been finished? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668516 Would a great book be as great if we knew nothing about the author? How important is the author of a book once that book has been finished? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:55:20 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668516 Was Shelley wrong to say that "poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668512 Was Shelley wrong to say that "poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world"? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:52:59 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/668512 Why do people say they've "studied" such-and-such a subject when what they really mean is they've read a few books about it...? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/658148 Why do people say they've "studied" such-and-such a subject when what they really mean is they've read a few books about it...? Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:27:41 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/658148 Millions of people write poetry, but only thousands buy it - why? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/656413 Millions of people write poetry, but only thousands buy it - why? Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:15:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/656413 Would somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/655197 Would somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:28:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/655197 When and why did English poets stop alliterating and start rhyming? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/647963 When and why did English poets stop alliterating and start rhyming? Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:58:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/647963 Who was the last person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for their poetry? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/647961 Who was the last person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for their poetry? Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:50:25 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/647961 The Anglo-American poet Thom Gunn complained about the "drab norm" of free verse. Is it time for poets to start experimenting with different verse forms or is free verse all we have these days? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/646743 The Anglo-American poet Thom Gunn complained about the "drab norm" of free verse. Is it time for poets to start experimenting with different verse forms or is free verse all we have these days? Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:04:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/646743 "First thought, best thought." Do you agree? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/646702 "First thought, best thought." Do you agree? Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:13:30 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/646702 What is the ballad form? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/646700 What is the ballad form? Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:11:44 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/646700 Where does the title of the Coen Brother's "No Country for Old Men" come from? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/646699 Where does the title of the Coen Brother's "No Country for Old Men" come from? Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:11:22 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/646699 Genesis 6:4 - some translations say "giants", some say "the fallen ones", some say "the Nephilim", some say "children of the supernatural beings". Who exactly were these folk on the earth in those days? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622468 Genesis 6:4 - some translations say "giants", some say "the fallen ones", some say "the Nephilim", some say "children of the supernatural beings". Who exactly were these folk on the earth in those days? Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:55:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622468 Is the study of evolution closer to history than biology? Similarly with cosmology, has it more in common with history than physics? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622386 Is the study of evolution closer to history than biology? Similarly with cosmology, has it more in common with history than physics? Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:33:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622386 If (and it's a big "if") the world is split between science and religion, where does philosophy fit in? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622369 If (and it's a big "if") the world is split between science and religion, where does philosophy fit in? Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:18:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622369 Which century produced the best novels? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622361 Which century produced the best novels? Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:01:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622361 Is a prose poem a contradiction? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622359 Is a prose poem a contradiction? Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:00:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/622359 What is wrong with "anthropomorphism"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/601449 What is wrong with "anthropomorphism"? Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:02:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/601449 What do you think "experimental" writing is? What's experimental to you? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/601437 What do you think "experimental" writing is? What's experimental to you? Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:44:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/601437 Is it possible to be a great poet *and* a great novellist? Can you only be good at one of them? Are there examples of people as famous for their poetry as they are for their novels? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/601436 Is it possible to be a great poet *and* a great novellist? Can you only be good at one of them? Are there examples of people as famous for their poetry as they are for their novels? Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:42:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/601436 Putting a question mark at the end turns a statement into a question? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597837 Putting a question mark at the end turns a statement into a question? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:36:02 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/597837 Who won this year's TS Eliot prize for poetry? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/586750 Who won this year's TS Eliot prize for poetry? Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:51:33 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/586750 Was William Blake a wee bit mad? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/586746 Was William Blake a wee bit mad? Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:47:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/586746 Who is the main character in Italo Calvino's novel "If on a winter's night a traveller"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/586737 Who is the main character in Italo Calvino's novel "If on a winter's night a traveller"? Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:44:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/586737 What imaginary place would you most like to travel to? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/581267 What imaginary place would you most like to travel to? Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:50:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/581267 If you read poetry, what styles do you prefer to read? (Confessional, narrative, lyric, political, philosophical, humorous, etc, ...) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/581266 If you read poetry, what styles do you prefer to read? (Confessional, narrative, lyric, political, philosophical, humorous, etc, ...) Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:49:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/581266 Could you please write a two line poem in your local dialect? (I want to read what you speak like...) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/581074 Could you please write a two line poem in your local dialect? (I want to read what you speak like...) Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:44:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/581074 What poets did you study at high school? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/581071 What poets did you study at high school? Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:42:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/581071 Do you think a list of "favourite poets" will contain more dead people than a list of "favourite novelists"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/575407 Do you think a list of "favourite poets" will contain more dead people than a list of "favourite novelists"? Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:42:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/575407 How can I travel to Pulau-pulau Bompa? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/572172 How can I travel to Pulau-pulau Bompa? Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:59:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/572172 What's the best way to deal with someone who claims they are a genius even though the evidence suggests otherwise? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/531298 What's the best way to deal with someone who claims they are a genius even though the evidence suggests otherwise? Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/531298 How important is a knowledge of prosody to understanding poetry? How important is it to writing poetry? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/530993 How important is a knowledge of prosody to understanding poetry? How important is it to writing poetry? Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:50:47 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/530993 What are the major differences between a Shakesperian and Petrarchean sonnet? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/530991 What are the major differences between a Shakesperian and Petrarchean sonnet? Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:47:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/530991 What is a ghazal? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/530986 What is a ghazal? Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:42:10 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/530986 What are iambs, trochees, dactyls and anapests? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/530979 What are iambs, trochees, dactyls and anapests? Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:34:15 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/530979 Why haven't you written something on your profile page? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/529941 Why haven't you written something on your profile page? Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:34:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/529941 Do you have a favourite tree? Where is it? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/527759 Do you have a favourite tree? Where is it? Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:48:50 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/527759 Can free-verse rhyme? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/527726 Can free-verse rhyme? Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:28:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/527726 What is the last word in each of the three books of Dante's Divine Comedy? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/527725 What is the last word in each of the three books of Dante's Divine Comedy? Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:26:23 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/527725 Which British poet had a poet-mother who died in the 60s and poet-father who was British Poet Laureate? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/527719 Which British poet had a poet-mother who died in the 60s and poet-father who was British Poet Laureate? Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:23:58 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/527719 Does being a poet automatically make you "interesting"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/523693 Does being a poet automatically make you "interesting"? Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:04:37 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/523693 What were Hamlet's dying words? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/523290 What were Hamlet's dying words? Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:20:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/523290 What was Thomas Hardy's profession before becoming a writer? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/523288 What was Thomas Hardy's profession before becoming a writer? Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:19:15 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/523288 What type of non-fiction books do you prefer to read? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/523286 What type of non-fiction books do you prefer to read? Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:17:30 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/523286 If you believe you are right, should you always argue your case fully? (Even if it means you may get accused of "always trying to get the last word") http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/521513 If you believe you are right, should you always argue your case fully? (Even if it means you may get accused of "always trying to get the last word") Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:52:04 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/521513 The Archbishop of Wales has attacked "atheistic fundamentalism" - what are your views? (News story in my first answer) http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/520215 The Archbishop of Wales has attacked "atheistic fundamentalism" - what are your views? (News story in my first answer) Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:32:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/520215 Why did Emily Dickinson use dashes instead of "proper" punctuation in her poems? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519224 Why did Emily Dickinson use dashes instead of "proper" punctuation in her poems? Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:24:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519224 How many AB atheists will be taking part in Christmas celebrations next week? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519220 How many AB atheists will be taking part in Christmas celebrations next week? Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:21:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519220 Can a poem be a great poem if you disagree with everything it says? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519217 Can a poem be a great poem if you disagree with everything it says? Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:17:41 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519217 Is a poem independent of the poet who wrote it? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519216 Is a poem independent of the poet who wrote it? Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:16:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519216 What are your feelings on poems about poetry? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519211 What are your feelings on poems about poetry? Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:15:57 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/519211 Should poetry and politics ever mix? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/513120 Should poetry and politics ever mix? Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:32:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/513120 Is poetry pointless? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/497339 Is poetry pointless? Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:58:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/497339 Is physics more open-minded than biology? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/490065 Is physics more open-minded than biology? Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:35:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/490065 From a scientific perspective: are memes real? If so, what are they? If not, are they scientific? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/490055 From a scientific perspective: are memes real? If so, what are they? If not, are they scientific? Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:29:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/490055 Ezra Pound: great poet or shameless opportunist? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/486561 Ezra Pound: great poet or shameless opportunist? Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:41:31 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/486561 How would astrologers do their charts on a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/471936 How would astrologers do their charts on a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri? Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:59:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/471936 Dylan Thomas said: "Poetry is not the most important thing in life... I'd much rather be in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking sweets." What would you rather be doing? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/471910 Dylan Thomas said: "Poetry is not the most important thing in life... I'd much rather be in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking sweets." What would you rather be doing? Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:36:12 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/471910 When did poetry stop being an oral art? Did it become something else in the process? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/468146 When did poetry stop being an oral art? Did it become something else in the process? Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:17:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/468146 Is concrete poetry just exploded prose? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/468145 Is concrete poetry just exploded prose? Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:15:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/468145 Are your best poems about you and your life and your loves, or about something else? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/468140 Are your best poems about you and your life and your loves, or about something else? Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:13:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/468140 Is it wrong for a poem never to be spoken aloud? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/468139 Is it wrong for a poem never to be spoken aloud? Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:11:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/468139 As an art form, is cinema closer to the novel, the photograph or the theatre? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/460509 As an art form, is cinema closer to the novel, the photograph or the theatre? Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:09:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/460509 Are you a yooz-er or a y'all-er? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/458316 Are you a yooz-er or a y'all-er? Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:36:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/458316 Can a fool be made a genius by reading the right books? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/450944 Can a fool be made a genius by reading the right books? Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:56:55 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/450944 For those who think you can't translate poetry because of its nature - do you think it should remain untranslated? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/450939 For those who think you can't translate poetry because of its nature - do you think it should remain untranslated? Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:51:05 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/450939 When people say they are writers why are they (999 times out of 1000) fiction writers and not non-fiction writers? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/448004 When people say they are writers why are they (999 times out of 1000) fiction writers and not non-fiction writers? Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:58:23 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/448004 Why is sentimentality in art frowned upon so much? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/439623 Why is sentimentality in art frowned upon so much? Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:22:54 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/439623 Should songwriters (e.g. Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen) be eligible for the Nobel Prize for Literature? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/438440 Should songwriters (e.g. Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen) be eligible for the Nobel Prize for Literature? Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:45:13 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/438440 Ted Hughes or Sylvia Plath? Elizabeth Barrett or Robert Browning? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/438426 Ted Hughes or Sylvia Plath? Elizabeth Barrett or Robert Browning? Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:30:07 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/438426 How do Bible literalists understand Psalm 104:5? Do they believe the earth does not move? Or do they accept the passage as metaphorical i.e. not literal? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/437475 How do Bible literalists understand Psalm 104:5? Do they believe the earth does not move? Or do they accept the passage as metaphorical i.e. not literal? Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:18:26 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/437475 In many cultures poets are said to "make" poems. Are poets "makers"? Is a poem a product? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/428329 In many cultures poets are said to "make" poems. Are poets "makers"? Is a poem a product? Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:16:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/428329 Doris Lessing is only the 11th woman to wind the Nobel Prize for Literature - are men better writers than women? Or has the Nobel Foundation been misogynistic for most of its history? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/428316 Doris Lessing is only the 11th woman to wind the Nobel Prize for Literature - are men better writers than women? Or has the Nobel Foundation been misogynistic for most of its history? Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:40:48 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/428316 Can we know a poem completely if we know nothing about the poet? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/422920 Can we know a poem completely if we know nothing about the poet? Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:52:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/422920 What poets do you dislike? Why? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/422918 What poets do you dislike? Why? Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:50:09 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/422918 People are happy lots of the time - so why are there less happy poems than sad ones? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/422917 People are happy lots of the time - so why are there less happy poems than sad ones? Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:49:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/422917 Have you asked any questions that, so far, have no answers but that several people have given points to? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/422916 Have you asked any questions that, so far, have no answers but that several people have given points to? Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:41:52 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/422916 It's National Poetry Day here in the UK and it's only noticeable if you know where to go and notice it... What would you do to make National Poetry Day bigger than it currently is? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/420259 It's National Poetry Day here in the UK and it's only noticeable if you know where to go and notice it... What would you do to make National Poetry Day bigger than it currently is? Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:31:02 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/420259 Thinking about the formats we've had music on: are CDs better than MP3s? Is vinyl better than CD? Are 78s better than vinyl? Are old wax disks better than 78s? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/414531 Thinking about the formats we've had music on: are CDs better than MP3s? Is vinyl better than CD? Are 78s better than vinyl? Are old wax disks better than 78s? Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:55:38 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/414531 Are you a "Dark Matter Theory" or "Modified Newtonian Physics" kind of person? Do you create something invisible to explain the world or just change the rules? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/414480 Are you a "Dark Matter Theory" or "Modified Newtonian Physics" kind of person? Do you create something invisible to explain the world or just change the rules? Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:37:49 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/414480 Think about the physics before answering - does a rainbow exist if nobody is looking at it? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/409759 Think about the physics before answering - does a rainbow exist if nobody is looking at it? Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:06:43 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/409759 Who wrote the first free verse poem in the English language? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/408351 Who wrote the first free verse poem in the English language? Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:05:51 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/408351 When did Modernism start? Should we call it something else now? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/408350 When did Modernism start? Should we call it something else now? Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:59:24 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/408350 What was the first "modern novel"? http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/408348 What was the first "modern novel"? Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:55:18 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/408348