| has gloss | eng: Historical Poetry is a sub-genre of poetry that has its roots in history. Its aim is to delineate events of the past by incorporating elements of artful composition and poetic diction. It seems that many of these events are limited to the phenomenon of war, merely because war in and of itself foments not only hostilities amongst men, but also severely transposes the character of a society in general. Take the poetry of Walt Whitman, for instance. Whitman's poetry reflects scenes of the American Civil War which he lived through. |
