If you paid any attention at all in high school English, you probably remember iambic pentameter, most likely from reading Shakespeare, and perhaps even other meters like trochaic tetrameter (the ...

The Central Library is welcoming writers of all skill levels to its weekly workshops with poet and stage director Martin Jago. Taking place every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., they offer an ...

Reviewed Work: Greek Iambic Poetry. From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries BC; Greek Elegiac Poetry. From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries BC D. E. Gerber ...

It’s hard to think of a playwright on par with Shakespeare. Not only did the writer’s stories capture the cruel ironies of life, but he also wrote in a distinctive rhythm known as iambic pentameter.