Medieval poetry the Messiah") Medieval poetry Poetry took numerous forms in medieval Europe, for example, lyric and epic poetry. The troubadours and the minnesänger are known for their lyric poetry about courtly love. Among the most famous of secular poetry is "Carmina Burana", a manuscript collection of 254 poems. Twenty-four poems of "Carmina Burana" were later set to music by German composer Carl Orff in 1936. Old English religious poetry includes the poem "Christ" by Cynewulf and the poem "The Dream of the Rood", preserved in both manuscript form and on the Ruthwell Cross. We do have some secular poetry; in fact
Lily Burana Lily Burana Lily Burana is an American writer whose publications include the memoir "I Love a Man in Uniform: A Memoir of Love, War, and Other Battles" (Weinstein Books, 2009), the novel "Try" (St. Martin's Press, 2006) and "Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America" (Miramax Books, 2001). "I Love a Man in Uniform" won the ELLE Magazine Reader's Prize in May 2009. "Strip City" was named one of the Best Books of the Year by "Entertainment Weekly", "Salon," "New York Newsday", and "The Rocky Mountain News". In 2008, "Entertainment Weekly" published a feature called "So You Want to