Occasional Poem

Literary/ Cultural Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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A translation of the French

vers d'occasion

(literally,

verse of the moment or occasion

) – a poem written to commemorate a specific occasion, such as Yeats' “Easter 1916” or, possibly, Donne's “Nocturnal upon St Lucy's Day”.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Occasional Poem". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=785, accessed 19 March 2024.]

785 Occasional Poem 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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