British poetry

group of 17th-century English poets whose work was characterised by the inventive use of conceits and an emphasis on the spoken rather than lyrical quality of their verse

South Transept of Westminster Abbey

collection of 305 traditional ballads, collected by Francis James Child

overview about the poetry in English

pre-Romantic English poets of the 18th century

Ecopoetry is any poetry with a strong ecological or environmental emphasis or message. Many poets and poems in the past have expressed ecological concerns, but only recently has there been an established term to describe them; there is now, in English-speaking poetry, a recognisable subgenre of poetry, termed Ecopoetry, which can, on occasions, form a major strand of a writer's career, preoccupy entire poetry collections, or be the theme of international competitions. There is also a strong implication that Ecopoetry is not to do with traditional nature themes, but has some kind of grounding i