Philosophical poets

Some philosophical poets may make broad philosophical inquires and engage with diverse philosophical topics throughout their poetry, while others may concentrate within one branch of philosophical poetry. For example, Dante is considered by some to be both a philosophical poet, in a general sense, as well as a metaphysical poet. Although a group discussion may provide fruitful conditions for some to explore philosophical themes, poetry may be seen an alternative entry into philosophical thinking. Children and young writers may find it easier to begin writing philosophical poetry if they start by using poetic styles other than rhyme, such as repetitive form, since rhyme can be distracting and may interfere with the free flow of their philosophical thoughts. For example, Rumi and Hafiz often utilize the single verse form, while Dickinson usually adheres to the quatrain form. Philosophical poets hail from both the Eastern and Western traditions. ==Notable philosophical poets== {{Columns-list|colwidth=30em| • Dante Alighieri • John Ashbery • Gaston Bachelard • Henri Bergson • Countee Cullen • Emily Dickinson • Johann Wolfgang Goethe • Hafiz • Søren Kierkegaard • Khayyam • Lucretius • Kay Ryan • Ayn Rand {{cite web • Walt Whitman • C.K. Williams • William Wordsworth ==See also==

• Chengde Chen. Philosophical Poems as 'Caricatures of Thought' // The Philosopher, Volume LXXXIX No. 2 • Iyer, Lars. «The Birth of Philosophy in Poetry: Blanchot, Char, Heraclitus.» Janus Head, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Continental Philosophy, Literature, Phenomenological Psychology and the Arts 4. 2 (2001): 358—383. • Magas L.I. Artistic and stylistic patterns of Ivan Franko's philosophical poems// Вісник Маріупольського державного університету. Сер.: Філологія. 2013. № 9. С. 26-31. • Cherniss H., «Ancient forms of philosophic discourse» (1970), in H.Cherniss, Selected. Papers, ed. L. Tarán, Leyde, 1977, p. 14-35.