poem
Let an agent handle poems by form, author, meaning and publication, help with reading and writing poetry, and respect copyright by summarising rather than reproducing protected texts.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle poems by form, author, meaning and publication, help with reading and writing poetry, and respect copyright by summarising rather than reproducing protected texts.
A literary work written in verse or other rhythmic, condensed language, in forms such as sonnets, haiku, odes, ballads and free verse, and including texts sung as hymns, songs and anthems; poems are protected by copyright unless in the public domain.
What it is for: Artistic expression, worship, ceremony and education.
It can be identify a poem and its author; explain forms and devices; summarise and interpret without reproducing protected text; help write original poems.
Distinguishing features
Rhythmic, condensed language
Line-based form
Many traditions
Protected by copyright
What it looks like
Lines and stanzas on the page, or spoken and sung performance.
How it is recognised
Line breaks and stanzas
Rhyme, metre or free verse
Prose runs continuously without line structure
Related models
is a kind of - category
is part of - art form
is protected by - right
is related to - other literary form
In practice
Families and kinds
lyric poems
narrative and epic poems
fixed forms such as sonnet and haiku
hymns, songs and anthems
free verse
Standards and regulation
Copyright law and public domain rules
Licensing for anthologies and performances
Failure modes and hazards
Reproducing copyrighted poems or lyrics
Misattributed quotations
Over-interpreting meaning as fact
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.poem
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify Which poem.
Attribution matters.
Author
Title and poet.
Author
Identity.
- Which poem is meant, who wrote it and when was it published? provenance
- Is a quotation correctly attributed? boundary
Status
Copyright status.
Status
Copyright status.
- Is the poem in the public domain here, or still protected? provenance
- Who licenses reproduction? provenance
Read Understanding.
Interpretations vary.
Form
Form and devices.
Form
Form and devices.
- Which form, metre and devices does the poem use? definition
- How do they shape meaning? definition
Meaning
Interpretation.
Meaning
Interpretation.
- How have critics interpreted this poem, with attribution? provenance
- Can it be summarised without quoting protected text at length? boundary
Write Creating poems.
Original work.
Craft
Writing techniques.
Craft
Writing craft.
- How can an original poem in this form be written? action
- Which exercises help? action
Publish
Publishing.
Publish
Publishing.
- Where can poets submit work, and how can scams be avoided? provenance
- What rights should they keep? provenance
Sung texts Hymns and anthems.
Sung poems have rules.
Hymns
Hymns and songs.
Hymns
Hymns and songs.
- Who wrote the words of this hymn or anthem, according to hymnals or official sources? provenance
- Are performance licences needed? provenance
Lyrics
Song lyrics.
Lyrics
Lyrics.
- Is the user asking to reproduce song lyrics? boundary
- How should the agent summarise and point to licensed sources instead? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should forms be separate entries?
- How should public domain status be recorded?
- How should sung texts be linked?