Open research questions in Poetry Analysis and Criticism
61 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 4,264 Poetry Analysis and Criticism papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
The paper identifies the challenge of separating emotions and thinking in education. The authors highlight the need for transformative learning and knowledge for a better world. The paper implies that the challenge of social justice requires a poetic and dialectical approach.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the relationship between Humanism and Deutschtum in Germany. The paper notes that the German Renaissance was hardly touched by the rebirth of beauty in poetry, art, and life in the rest of Europe.
Humanism and Deutschtum: The Origins, Development, and Consequences of the Politics of Poetry in the George-Kreis · 1983 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the analysis of Bürger's influence on Wordsworth's 'Lyrical Ballads'. The paper aims to fill this gap by comparing their ballads.
The Influence of Gottfried August Bürger on the “Lyrical Ballads” of William Wordsworth: The Supernatural Vs. the Natural · 1983 · DOIFuture research could explore the effectiveness of the indirect heuristic approach in different contexts. It could investigate the potential trade-offs between the direct and indirect methods. Further research could also examine the benefits and limitations of each approach.
The paper identifies a gap in the treatment of new romantic pedagogy. It notes that the indirect method is not as well understood as the direct method.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the foundation of rhetoric. The gap is in recognizing the science of human nature as the foundation of rhetoric.
The candidate passage is the opening statement of Campbell's introduction to the philosophy of rhetoric: “All art is founded in science....” · 1983 · DOIThe complexities in Wordsworth's manuscripts and published texts - The need to understand the significance of decisions editors have made
The confusion caused by the complexities in Wordsworth's manuscripts and published texts - The need for an elementary account of the major problems
The subject of the role of Voice in Valery's work is still sufficiently neglected to be of interest to the specialist.
Reviews : Paul Valéry and the Poetry of Voice. By Christine M. Crow. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. xviii + 302 pp. £25.00 · 1983 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the understanding of pity and how it is perceived by prominent thinkers
Future research can further explore the development of feminist thought in the Western literary canon. It can also examine the experiences of other female poets in male-dominated cultures.
Psychological Instability and Madness in Anne Bradstreet's Representative Poems: An Analysis · 2026 · DOIThe study identifies a gap in the understanding of Anne Bradstreet's life and work as a protofeminist woman writer. It aims to fill this gap by analyzing her representative poems and examining how they reflect her complex struggles as a woman poet.
Psychological Instability and Madness in Anne Bradstreet's Representative Poems: An Analysis · 2026 · DOIThere is a need to introduce Imtiaz Mahmud's poetry to a wider audience. There is a need to highlight the importance of fidelity to the spareness, ambiguity, and formal experimentation in translating these poems.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of William Blake's poem Jerusalem and its critique of national mythology. The gap is in the analysis of how Blake's poetry challenges the cultural, industrial, and political norms and changes of his time.
Reimagining the Nation: Visionary Community and the National Identity in Blake’s Jerusalem · 2026 · DOIFuture research could apply the paper's methodology to the analysis of other poets' work, offering a new perspective on their use of language. Future research could explore the implications of the paper's findings for the teaching of poetry and the development of new poetic forms and styles.
The gap in current research is the lack of attention to the surface level of poetic language. The paper addresses this gap by analyzing Ficowski's poems through the lens of surface reading.
Future research could examine the impact of poetry slams on the literary scene. Future research could use the Wydźwięk tool to analyze other social activities. Future research could examine the role of media discourse in shaping public opinion.
There is a gap in the research on the emotional nuances of the texts and their impact on the public opinion. The study identifies a need for a more nuanced understanding of the social activity of poetry slams.
The paper suggests further research on the vocal aspect of poetry and its relationship to literary analysis. The study highlights the need for more research on the work of Julia Hartwig and its significance in Polish literature.
The paper identifies a gap in existing research on the vocal aspect of poetry. The study highlights the need for further research on the relationship between the written text and the vocal performance.
There is a need for further research on the topic of slam poetry and its relation to social change, - The study highlights the importance of considering the social and cultural contexts of slam poetry
POETRY SLAM AS A FORM OF LITERARY ENGAGEMENT: SLAM PERFORMANCES IN LIGHT OF UN SUSTAINABLE GROWTH GOALS · 2026 · DOIFurther study is needed to fully understand the relationship between lyricism and narrativity in the prose poem. The emergence of slam poetry as a reaction to the dispersion of the poetic 'I' may be a fruitful area of study. The development of new poetic forms that combine elements of the prose poem and slam poetry may be an area of future research.
THE MORPHOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF STATES OF MATTER: LYRICISM – NARRATIVITY – POETIC NARRATIVE IN THE PROSE POEM AND BEYOND · 2026 · DOIFuture research could explore the implications of Hopkins' poetry for contemporary debates about politics, art, and spirituality. It could also investigate the relationship between language, spirituality, and inner conflict in other literary and poetic traditions.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of Hopkins' poetry as a form of agonistics. It highlights the need for further research on the relationship between language, spirituality, and inner conflict.
Vizionarismul în poezia lui Nichita Stănescu nu a fost tratat decât tangențial de critica literară. Nu există o dedicată studiu asupra vizionarismului în poezia lui Nichita Stănescu.
Most-cited papers in Poetry Analysis and Criticism
- How poetry evokes emotions · Acta Psychologica · 2022 · 45 citations
- Reading and rewriting poetry on life to survive the COVID-19 pandemic · Journal of Poetry Therapy · 2021 · 26 citations
- Lockdown poetry, healing and the COVID-19 pandemic · Journal of Poetry Therapy · 2021 · 25 citations
- Reading the lockdown: responding to covid poetry · Journal of Poetry Therapy · 2022 · 15 citations
- WHO IS LEE SHARKS, TO FORGIVE EZRA POUND? — Lee Sharks — New Human 2 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026 · 14 citations
- THE SHAPING OF EXPERIENCE · British Journal of Psychotherapy · 2005 · 14 citations
- Poetry as Praxis + “Illumination”: Toward an Epistemically Just Health Promotion for Resistance, Healing, and (Re)Imagination · Health Promotion Practice · 2021 · 14 citations
- Energy: Rhetoric’s Vitality · Rhetoric Society Quarterly · 2018 · 13 citations
- Evaluating poetry on COVID-19: attitudes of poetry readers toward corona poems · Journal of Poetry Therapy · 2021 · 13 citations
- “I think about you, X—”: Re-Reading Junot Díaz after “The Silence” · Latino Studies · 2020 · 12 citations
Most recent work
- WHO IS LEE SHARKS, TO FORGIVE EZRA POUND? — Lee Sharks — New Human 2 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- The Future Beloved: Lyric Address as Temporal Projection — Toward a Theory of Recursive Reading · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- “What fires run, what craving wakes”: devouring desire and the poetics of incorporation in Sylvia Plath’s love poetry · The Explicator · 2026
- Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple · 2026
- Facing the ecological real: Ted Hughes’s dark ecology in <i>Wodwo</i> · Textual Practice · 2026
- Guest editorial to the special section on PoEM’2024 · Software and Systems Modeling · 2026
- Psychological Instability and Madness in Anne Bradstreet's Representative Poems: An Analysis · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Transporting the Future: Erasmus Darwin and the Poetics of Climate Control · Eighteenth-Century Life · 2026
- Psithurismes et chuchotements d’automne (poèmes glanés) · Revue Possibles · 2026
- A pathway through grief: Robert Epstein, haiku, and well-being · Journal of Poetry Therapy · 2026
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