Poetry Trivia Questions
In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day. .
September 23
Question:
What poet was age 63 before being published by a commercial publisher?
Answer
Amy Clampitt. The Kingfisher (1983) was very successful, and generated great critical acclaim.September 22
September 21
Question:
For what does Oulipo stand?
Answer
Ouvroir de littérature potentielle (Workshop of potential literature). Founded by Raymond Queneau, with its members including Italo Calvino, Oskar Pastior and Jacques Roubaud, Oulipo believed in composing its literary works under arbitrary constraints.
September 20
Question:
Who claimed that after Pablo Picasso's death, he would be best known as a poet --that encyclopedia entries would read: "Picasso, Pablo Ruiz: Spanish poet who dabbled in painting, drawing and sculpture."
Answer
Picasso made this claim about himself.
September 19
Question:
Who introduced the pantoum, a Malaysian poetic form, to Europe?
Answer
Victor Hugo is given credit for establishing this form to Europe.
