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Beat Poets: A san francisco-based group of counter-culture poets such as allen ginsberg, lawrence ferlinghetti, and kenneth rexroth.

Metaphysical Poets: John donne (1572-1631) and his imitators, including george herbert, andrew marvell, abraham cowley, richard crashaw, and henry vaughan, whose works are characterized (not exclusively) by col . . . View Full Definition

Liverpool Poets: A 1960s group of popular writers from the west-england city of liverpool, including adrian henri, roger mcgough, and brian patten.

Offbeat: A weak beat or any pulse between the beats in a measured rhythmic pattern.

Upbeat: Last beat of a measure, a weak beat, which anticipates the downbeat (the first beat of the next measure).

World Beat: Collective term for popular third-world musics, ethnic and traditional musics, and eclectic combinations of Western and non-Western musics. Also ethno-pop.

Down Beat: First beat of the measure, the strongest in any meter.

Poets Corner: An area in the south transept of westminster abbey that holds monuments (or graves) for such as geoffrey chaucer, william shakespeare, edmund spenser, ben jonson, john milton, michael drayto . . . View Full Definition

Cavalier Poets: A group of Cavalier English lyric poets who supported King Charles I and wrote during his reign. The major Cavalier poets included Carew, Waller, Lovelace, Sir John Suckling, and Herrick. Th . . . View Full Definition

Beat The Goalie: To score a goal, usually by faking out or outsmarting the opposing goaltender.