Poetry isn't often studied in schools.

I love poetry, particularly that poem by Chris... tina.

Hmm, novels and poetry.

Another favorite of the Dadaists was something called chance poetry.

Think about it: poetry, paintings, music, dance…all on the same stage and often at the same time!

These continued to include, of course, manuscripts of the Koran, which every Muslim wanted to read, but scientific works, histories, romances, and epic and lyric poetry were also copied in fine handwriting and decorated with beautiful illustrations.

Yes. A poetry reading.

The professor is discussing medieval poetry.

Remember how we, uh, we define poetry?

Let’s start with the chanson poetry first. That’s chanson.

OK, now, given that the intended audience for these poems were knights and lords, what can we say about the purpose of chanson poetry?

The other poem is an example of what’s called romance poetry.

But what made the knight in romance poetry different from the knight in chanson poetry?

Uh, the hero in romance poetry is independent, purely solitary in a way, not like the chanson poet who was always surrounded by his fighting companions.

You may have noticed that in chanson poetry, there isn’t much about the hero’s feelings.

Uh, but the romance poetry describes a lot of the inner feelings, the, uh, motivations, psychology, you could say, of a knight trying to improve himself, to better himself so that he’s worthy of the love of a woman.

Um, did you hear about that new poetry club, The Poetry Kitchen?

Um, romance poetry emerged a few generations after chanson.

Another name for romance poetry that’s often synonymous with it is troubadour poetry.

So you are not writing any poetry, I imagine.

His music is purer poetry than a poem in words.