World Records Inward Verse Writing

My enquiry in addition to curiosity of poesy writing led me to uncover a handful of interesting facts in addition to so-called "world records." Here they are, inward no detail order:

Best-Selling Poet of All Time

William Shakespeare (d. 1616) is the issue 1 chart-topping poet inward history, amongst to a greater extent than than four billion inward mass sales (worldwide). His surviving industrial plant include almost forty plays, 150 sonnets, 2 long floor poems, in addition to a handful of eulogies.

Runner-up is Alexander Pushkin (d. 1837), who stands inward a higher house all poets equally the greatest Russian poet ever, in addition to has to a greater extent than than 350 1000000 inward worldwide mass sales; he is equally good the pioneer of  contemporary Russian literature. He wrote narrative poems, verse novels, dramas, in addition to fairy tale verse stories.

The Most Prolific Poet of All Time

Lee Bennett Hopkins (b. 1938) is ranked equally the world's most productive poesy author of anthologies, children's books, immature adult books, in addition to merchandise books. He has authored and/or edited to a greater extent than than 100 books for children, to a greater extent than than 100 anthologies, summation many books in addition to articles for adults. One of his many verse books for kids is called "Alphathoughts" (shown above).

Longest Epic Poem inward History

The longest epic verse form inward the discussion is called  the Mahābhārata (c. quaternary century), attributed to Vyasa, a worshiped dignitary inward most Hindu cultures. The verse form contains to a greater extent than than 220000 verses in addition to roughly 2 1000000 words.

Oldest Surviving Love Poem inward History

H5N1 4,000 year-old clay tablet known patently equally Istanbul #2461 is the oldest preserved honey poem. Written during the fourth dimension of the Sumerians (3500 B.C.), the originators of the cuneiform writing system, the unknown poet wrote this verse form for manful mortal monarch Shu-Sin, to hold upwards spoken past times his bride during a virility ritual. Today, this Sumerian honey verse form is preserved in addition to displayed at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum.

Oldest Surviving Epic Poem

The oldest preserved epic verse form is called, "The Epic of Gilgamesh," which was etched into twelve clay tablets inward cuneiform script or in addition to thence 610 B.C. The poet's shout out on the tablets is Sin-Leqi-Unninnian (meaning "Moon god, convey my plea)." The poem, written inward the Babylonians' native linguistic communication called "Semitic Akkadian," reveals the life in addition to escapades of the ancient King of Uruk who ruled or in addition to thence 2750 in addition to 2500 B.C. The verse form originated inward Mesopotamia in addition to was discovered inward 1853 past times Hormuzd Rassam, a native Assyrian Assyriologist. (Mesopotamia was the quondam take away what is directly Iraq; it is the stretch of dry reason parting the Tigris in addition to Euphrates Rivers.) Here is an fantabulous website to larn to a greater extent than almost The Epic of Gilgamesh: http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/gilgamesh/

Most Translated Poem To Date

In August 2010 an international grouping of people recited a six-line verse form called "Be Like a Child" inward 146 languages, equally operate of the festivities of the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival (New York), making it the most translated poem, according to Guinness World Records.

The verse form goes similar this:

Be similar a child,.
Act similar a child.
Go from 1 bloom to another.
In your heart-garden.
Until y'all uncovering consummate joy.
And perfect satisfaction.

The verse form was written past times Sri Chinmoy (pictured above), an Indian spiritualist, poet, writer, in addition to musician.

Smallest Readable Poetry Book Ever

The smallest readable poesy mass (which tin hold upwards read past times the naked eye) is called "One," written in addition to created past times Indian author Sathar Adhoor. The mass measures 1 centimeter inward length in addition to width, in addition to tips the scales at an amazing 0.3 grams. The 68 pages comprise 66 poems translated inward 66 dissimilar languages. (Check it out at http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article545713.ece)

Largest Online Group Poem

On Apr 7, 2011, to a greater extent than than 50 members of the Barnes in addition to Noble College Facebook community commemorated National Poetry Month past times posting the largest grouping verse form on their Facebook wall, a basis tape (so to speak).

Most Authors to Contribute to a Literary Anthology

The largest grouping of authors to contribute to a unmarried anthology of stories in addition to poems is 150 writers from 22 dissimilar countries. The anthology is called, "Live Life: The Daydreamer's Journal," published past times NinjaKnight Productions in addition to Publishing. It contains 550 pages of poems in addition to stories inward all styles, genres, in addition to forms. The editor, Ricky McGentleman, is donating all royalties to Cancer Research. You tin buy the anthology at Amazon.com

A doc Seuss World Record?

Okay, non actually a basis tape inward whatever sense, merely I was curious to know what is the longest Dr. Seuss verse story. It happens to hold upwards 1 of my favorites, "The Cat inward the Hat." It contains 1629 words full in addition to uses 236 distinct words, of which 221 words are single-syllable words. The longest words inward the mass are "something" in addition to "playthings."

I welcome your suggestions, corrections, or other basis records. I equally good invite y'all to job my free infographic on poesy writing. 

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