Schools of Poetry

As you begin your research for the group project, you will need to have an understanding of different schools of poetry so that you know what type of poet you want to research and how to contextualize his or her work.

Click on this link and read about two schools of poetry. Summarize the main aesthetic principles of these schools of poetry and list two poets that can be categorized as following this school. During what time period were these movements most active?

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/193

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/glossary-terms.html?category=schools-and-periods