World Records Inwards Poesy Writing

My question as well as curiosity of verse writing led me to uncover a handful of interesting facts as well as so-called "world records." Here they are, inwards no detail order:

Best-Selling Poet of All Time

William Shakespeare (d. 1616) is the issue i chart-topping poet inwards history, amongst to a greater extent than than iv billion inwards mass sales (worldwide). His surviving industrial plant include close xl plays, 150 sonnets, 2 long even poems, as well as a handful of eulogies.

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

The Most Prolific Poet of All Time

Lee Bennett Hopkins (b. 1938) is ranked equally the world's most productive verse author of anthologies, children's books, immature adult books, as well as 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, addition many books as well as articles for adults. One of his many verse books for kids is called "Alphathoughts" (shown above).

Longest Epic Poem inwards History

The longest epic verse form inwards the give-and-take is called  the Mahābhārata (c. quaternary century), attributed to Vyasa, a worshiped dignitary inwards most Hindu cultures. The verse form contains to a greater extent than than 220000 verses as well as roughly 2 1000000 words.

Oldest Surviving Love Poem inwards History

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 4,000 year-old clay tablet known apparently equally Istanbul #2461 is the oldest preserved dearest 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 manlike somebody monarch Shu-Sin, to last spoken yesteryear his bride during a virility ritual. Today, this Sumerian dearest verse form is preserved as well as 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 inwards cuneiform script around 610 B.C. The poet's shout on the tablets is Sin-Leqi-Unninnian (meaning "Moon god, bring my plea)." The poem, written inwards the Babylonians' native linguistic communication called "Semitic Akkadian," reveals the life as well as escapades of the ancient King of Uruk who ruled around 2750 as well as 2500 B.C. The verse form originated inwards Mesopotamia as well as was discovered inwards 1853 yesteryear Hormuzd Rassam, a native Assyrian Assyriologist. (Mesopotamia was the sometime quest what is right away Iraq; it is the stretch of soil parting the Tigris as well as Euphrates Rivers.) Here is an splendid website to acquire to a greater extent than close 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" inwards 146 languages, equally business office 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 i bloom to another.
In your heart-garden.
Until you lot honor consummate joy.
And perfect satisfaction.

The verse form was written yesteryear Sri Chinmoy (pictured above), an Indian spiritualist, poet, writer, as well as musician.

Smallest Readable Poetry Book Ever

The smallest readable verse mass (which tin last read yesteryear the naked eye) is called "One," written as well as created yesteryear Indian author Sathar Adhoor. The mass measures i centimeter inwards length as well as width, as well as tips the scales at an amazing 0.3 grams. The 68 pages incorporate 66 poems translated inwards 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 as well as Noble College Facebook community commemorated National Poetry Month yesteryear 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 as well as poems is 150 writers from 22 dissimilar countries. The anthology is called, "Live Life: The Daydreamer's Journal," published yesteryear NinjaKnight Productions as well as Publishing. It contains 550 pages of poems as well as stories inwards all styles, genres, as well as forms. The editor, Ricky McGentleman, is donating all royalties to Cancer Research. You tin buy the anthology at Amazon.com

A MD Seuss World Record?

Okay, non actually a basis tape inwards whatsoever sense, only I was curious to know what is the longest Dr. Seuss verse story. It happens to last i of my favorites, "The Cat inwards the Hat." It contains 1629 words full as well as uses 236 distinct words, of which 221 words are single-syllable words. The longest words inwards the mass are "something" as well as "playthings."

I welcome your suggestions, corrections, or other basis records. I equally good invite you lot to role my free infographic on verse writing. 

Sincerely,

Brian Scott

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