Tag: poetry
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My First Publication!
Isaac Tang’s ‘Glimpse of the Divine’ is an unconventional collection of fifty Christian poems, crafted with meticulous attention to ancient poetic forms, meter, and rhyme. With influences from metaphysical poets and a mix of modern themes, the work reflects a unique artistic vision, celebrating poetry’s depth despite its declining popularity.
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‘Scorn Not the Sonnet’: The Versatility of this Beloved Poetic Form
By Isaac Tang As you read the different poets, one poetic form appears again and again. Superficially, the form looks to be the same. The form is also short – fourteen lines to be exact – and therefore fits neatly into half, or even a third of the page. It is unassuming and appears to…
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Why Poetry is Better Than Prose
By Isaac Tang Even before I published my first volume of poetry Glimpse of the Divine, I wondered whether I would reach a substantial audience. For poetry, on a whole, appears to be declining as a literary form in the modern world. I believe that most people underappreciate it and find it fit for little…
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My Favourite Christian Poets
By: Isaac Tang There was a time when I was thirteen or fourteen when I thought I had lost interest in reading. The typical books teenagers were supposed to like were either dystopian science fiction or romances, neither of which were to my taste. Thankfully, the end of this drought came with the discovery of…
Isaac Tang - Poet, Author, Composer 