Monthly Archives: September 2010

This new collection of poetry is quite interesting. Li Po’s poems are all about his emotions, his problems, and possibly symbols from perhaps his earlier life. Li Po has his poems written to where if he wants to express how he … Continue reading →

This epic poem is very dramatic and compelling. The Muses all tell these stories as a competition. The judges of this storytelling competition were a few nymphs. These several stories were about how Pluto (Hades), Jove’s brother, requested Cupid to hit him with an … Continue reading →

I have personally found these poetic tales interesting. I found the poem from Apollo and Daphne to be appealing because I was able to relate to it. In the poem, Daphne’s father wants Daphne to find a husband, although she … Continue reading →

Reading the poems by Catullus is quite interesting. Although some of the poems are strange and rather suggestive, I’m easily able to relate to Catullus and his expressed emotions (most of them anyway). Catullus refers to feelings one gets from affection such … Continue reading →