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John Tenniel, St. Cecilia (1850) illustrating Dryden's ode, in the Parliament Poets' Hall "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day" (1687) is the first of two odes written by the English Poet Laureate John Dryden for the annual festival of Saint Cecilia's Day observed in London every 22 November from 1683 to 1703.
"Sonnet X", also known by its opening words as "Death Be Not Proud", is a fourteen-line poem, or sonnet, by English poet John Donne (1572–1631), one of the leading figures in the metaphysical poets group of seventeenth-century English literature. Written between February and August 1609, it was first published posthumously in 1633.
Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 is a choral piece by Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), a setting of a poem by W. H. Auden written between 1940 and 1942. Auden's original title was "Three Songs for St. Cecilia's Day", and he later published the poem as "Anthem for St. Cecilia’s Day (for Benjamin Britten)".
"I know every morning when I get up and write a poem that I am still alive, too," writes Jane Yolen, author of more than 450 books.
The Song of Life, a 1920 book by W. H. Davies; The Song of Life, a 1913 short story by William J. Locke; The Song of Life and Other Poems, a book by Vinayaka Krishna Gokak; see 1947 in poetry; Cîntul vieții (The Song of Life), a 1950 book by Alexandru Toma; Ernst von Dohnányi: A Song of Life, a biography of Ernst von Dohnányi by Iona von ...
Poet and educator Nile Stanley shares a story — and the poem it inspired — about a student recital during tough times. Poetry from Daily Life: A poem influenced MLK's 'Dream' speech, can teach ...
John Trubee (born 1957), whose song "Peace & Love" (commonly known as "Blind Man's Penis"), written to test whether or not a song-poem firm would accept "the most ridiculous, stupid, vile, obscene" lyrics he could write, was recorded by country singer Ramsey Kearney; it has been described as "the most famous song-poem recording of all time".
The band Hollywood Undead based a song on the poem, "Paradise Lost", as it is member Johnny 3 Tears's favorite poem/book. Their song "S.C.A.V.A." also appears to be based on the poem. Dr Chair's 2001 album Witter and Beard has a track entitled "Paradise Lost". Nick Cave's songs "Song of Joy" and "Red Right Hand", mention Paradise Lost and ...