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Ann Stanford's The Beating
Ann Stanford's "The Beating" dramatizes a severe beating.
ann stanford • the beating • gaining one white thought • severe beating • verse paragraph
Ann Stanford's "The Beating" dramatizes a severe beating.
ann stanford • the beating • gaining one white thought • severe beating • verse paragraph
Louise Glück's Siren
Glück's poem, "Siren," is narrated by a woman who is in love with a married man. The speaker reveals some disturbing thoughts about her psychological make-up.
louise glück • siren • classic mythology • married man • criminal
Glück's poem, "Siren," is narrated by a woman who is in love with a married man. The speaker reveals some disturbing thoughts about her psychological make-up.
louise glück • siren • classic mythology • married man • criminal
Billy Collins' Introduction to Poetry
Billy Collins served as U. S. Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003. He left his mark on the position by creating "Poetry 180: a poem a day for American high schools."
billy collins’ ‘introduction to poetry’ • students and poetry • u.s. poet laureate • project 180 • a poem a day for american high schools
Billy Collins served as U. S. Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003. He left his mark on the position by creating "Poetry 180: a poem a day for American high schools."
billy collins’ ‘introduction to poetry’ • students and poetry • u.s. poet laureate • project 180 • a poem a day for american high schools
D. C. Berry's Fishy Metaphor
A fascinating little poem that uses an extended metaphor is D. C. Berry's "On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High."
d. c. berry • on reading poems to a senior class at south high • metaphor • frozen fish in a package • aquarium
A fascinating little poem that uses an extended metaphor is D. C. Berry's "On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High."
d. c. berry • on reading poems to a senior class at south high • metaphor • frozen fish in a package • aquarium
Louise Glück’s ‘The Pond’
The former poet laureate dramatizes the incest taboo in her poem "The Pond," which portrays a birdwing covering a pond and a disembodied spirit that stings her memory.
louise glück’s ‘the pond’ • nightmares and blood • accidental rimes • slant rimes • metaphor
The former poet laureate dramatizes the incest taboo in her poem "The Pond," which portrays a birdwing covering a pond and a disembodied spirit that stings her memory.
louise glück’s ‘the pond’ • nightmares and blood • accidental rimes • slant rimes • metaphor
July Poet - Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda was born Ricardo Reyes Basoalto on July 12, 1904, in Parral, Chile. Chiefly a writer of sentimental doggerel, he is most famous for his politics.
pablo neruda • doggerel • to be men that is the stalinist law • joseph stalin • neruda's hero
Pablo Neruda was born Ricardo Reyes Basoalto on July 12, 1904, in Parral, Chile. Chiefly a writer of sentimental doggerel, he is most famous for his politics.
pablo neruda • doggerel • to be men that is the stalinist law • joseph stalin • neruda's hero
Kizer's Night Sounds
The speaker in Carolyn Kizer's "Night Sounds" is a woman facing the "terror and nostalgia" of living alone. She focuses on the sounds of the night that keep her awake.
carolyn kizer • night sounds • alone and awake • verse paragraphs • moonlight
The speaker in Carolyn Kizer's "Night Sounds" is a woman facing the "terror and nostalgia" of living alone. She focuses on the sounds of the night that keep her awake.
carolyn kizer • night sounds • alone and awake • verse paragraphs • moonlight
Polanco's Identity
Julio Noboa Polanco's speaker makes an awkward attempt to assert his desire for freedom. While the sentiment is, no doubt, heartfelt, the poem betrays a lack of skill.
julio noboa polanco • identity • let them be as flowers • poetastry • dichotomy between himself and others
Julio Noboa Polanco's speaker makes an awkward attempt to assert his desire for freedom. While the sentiment is, no doubt, heartfelt, the poem betrays a lack of skill.
julio noboa polanco • identity • let them be as flowers • poetastry • dichotomy between himself and others
Amy Lowell’s ‘Penumbra’
Unlike the nostalgic looking back into the past of Whittier and Riley, Amy Lowell's poem, "Penumbra," looks into the future after the speaker's death.
amy lowell’s ‘penumbra’ • an after death presence • as i sit here in the quiet summer night • verse paragraph • sitting here in the summer night
Unlike the nostalgic looking back into the past of Whittier and Riley, Amy Lowell's poem, "Penumbra," looks into the future after the speaker's death.
amy lowell’s ‘penumbra’ • an after death presence • as i sit here in the quiet summer night • verse paragraph • sitting here in the summer night
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Ulysses
Alfred, Lord Tennyson conflated Homer's character with that of Dante's to speak to his own difficulty of facing life after the death of his dear friend, Arthur Hallam.
alfred lord tennyson • ulysses • odysseus • roman • greek
Alfred, Lord Tennyson conflated Homer's character with that of Dante's to speak to his own difficulty of facing life after the death of his dear friend, Arthur Hallam.
alfred lord tennyson • ulysses • odysseus • roman • greek
Dylan Thomas' 'Fern Hill'
The speaker in Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill" is a man looking back at his childhood. The speaker was young and the place where he frolicked was in a natural, country setting.
dylan thomas • fern hill • analysis • commentary • looking back at childhood
The speaker in Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill" is a man looking back at his childhood. The speaker was young and the place where he frolicked was in a natural, country setting.
dylan thomas • fern hill • analysis • commentary • looking back at childhood
Stevens' The Death of a Soldier
Wallace Stevens' use of the imagination in poetry reveals the unchartered territory that readers have come to expect from the modernist mindset.
wallace stevens • death of a soldier • imagination • nihilism • verse paragraph
Wallace Stevens' use of the imagination in poetry reveals the unchartered territory that readers have come to expect from the modernist mindset.
wallace stevens • death of a soldier • imagination • nihilism • verse paragraph
Yogananda's Invisible Mother
Paramahansa Yogananda's poem reveals God as the Divine Mother. It is not only a poem but also a prayer.
invisible mother • paramahansa yogananda • god • divine mother • prayer
Paramahansa Yogananda's poem reveals God as the Divine Mother. It is not only a poem but also a prayer.
invisible mother • paramahansa yogananda • god • divine mother • prayer
Anne Sexton's "Courage"
Sexton's poem, "Courage," states a claim and then offers examples that support that claim, somewhat like an expository essay.
anne sexton • courage • expository essay • a child's first step • a soldier in a war zone
Sexton's poem, "Courage," states a claim and then offers examples that support that claim, somewhat like an expository essay.
anne sexton • courage • expository essay • a child's first step • a soldier in a war zone
Huff's The Hymn of a Fat Woman
The irreverent piece, "The Hymn of a Fat Woman," puts on display the cluelessnes of a speaker who tries to excuse her own corpulence by demeaning slim women saints.
joyce huff • the hymn of a fat woman • saints • samuel taylor coleridge • willing suspension of disbelief
The irreverent piece, "The Hymn of a Fat Woman," puts on display the cluelessnes of a speaker who tries to excuse her own corpulence by demeaning slim women saints.
joyce huff • the hymn of a fat woman • saints • samuel taylor coleridge • willing suspension of disbelief
Marianne Moore’s ‘Poetry’
"I, too, dislike it": thus begins a poem about poetry that results in a clear portrayal of what poetry should be, and why it is important. Liking it is not necessary.
marianne moore’s ‘poetry’ • poets on poetry • i too dislike it • poetaster • readers
"I, too, dislike it": thus begins a poem about poetry that results in a clear portrayal of what poetry should be, and why it is important. Liking it is not necessary.
marianne moore’s ‘poetry’ • poets on poetry • i too dislike it • poetaster • readers
Obama's Poem Pop
Around age 19, Barack Obama wrote his poem titled "Pop"; despite its flaws, the poem reveals the potential of the rhetorical ability of the future president.
president barack obama • pop • free verse paragraph • flim-flam • rhetorical ability
Around age 19, Barack Obama wrote his poem titled "Pop"; despite its flaws, the poem reveals the potential of the rhetorical ability of the future president.
president barack obama • pop • free verse paragraph • flim-flam • rhetorical ability
October Poet
Sylvia Plath was born October 27, 1932, in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts. Plath is Poetry's October poet. This article focuses on Plath's poem, "Lady Lazarus."
plath • lady lazarus • through the distorting lens of a bell jar • neurosis • suicide
Sylvia Plath was born October 27, 1932, in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts. Plath is Poetry's October poet. This article focuses on Plath's poem, "Lady Lazarus."
plath • lady lazarus • through the distorting lens of a bell jar • neurosis • suicide
Rethinking Cummings' Poem
An astute reader has suggested that Cummings' poem would make more sense if the reader understands the speaker to be addressing a newborn baby instead of a lover.
rethinking cummings' poem • somewhere i have never travelled gladly beyond • newborn child • woman/lover • a flawed love poem
An astute reader has suggested that Cummings' poem would make more sense if the reader understands the speaker to be addressing a newborn baby instead of a lover.
rethinking cummings' poem • somewhere i have never travelled gladly beyond • newborn child • woman/lover • a flawed love poem
Simic's The Partial Explanation
This poem's simple scenario draws the reader in as a story does. The reader's first thought is "then what happened?" instead of "what does that metaphor mean?"
the partial explanation • none necessary • verse paragraph • u s poet laureate • charles simic
This poem's simple scenario draws the reader in as a story does. The reader's first thought is "then what happened?" instead of "what does that metaphor mean?"
the partial explanation • none necessary • verse paragraph • u s poet laureate • charles simic
Yogananda's The Garden of the New Year
In Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Garden of the New Year," the speaker celebrates the prospect of looking forward with enthusiastic preparation to live "life ideally!"
paramahansa yogananda • songs of the soul • in the garden of the the new year • refashion life ideally • metaphor
In Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Garden of the New Year," the speaker celebrates the prospect of looking forward with enthusiastic preparation to live "life ideally!"
paramahansa yogananda • songs of the soul • in the garden of the the new year • refashion life ideally • metaphor
Atwood's In the Secular Night
If thinking requires understanding, then many poets are guilty of thinking without thought, but the gift of loose musing can result in superb yet silly poetic drama.
margarte atwood • in the secular night • self-examination • glenn miller • baby limas
If thinking requires understanding, then many poets are guilty of thinking without thought, but the gift of loose musing can result in superb yet silly poetic drama.
margarte atwood • in the secular night • self-examination • glenn miller • baby limas
Death Without Violence
Mourid Barghouti says of poetry, "One of its charming miracles is that through its form, poetry can resist the content of authoritarian discourse."
mourid barghouti • radwa ashour • arabic • it's also fine • death without violence
Mourid Barghouti says of poetry, "One of its charming miracles is that through its form, poetry can resist the content of authoritarian discourse."
mourid barghouti • radwa ashour • arabic • it's also fine • death without violence
Dove's My Mother Enters the Work Force
The speaker in Rita Dove's "My Mother Enters the Work Force," does not miss the irony of all the "work" her mother did before she actually "entered the work force."
rita dove • poet laureate • my mother enters the work force • she worked hard to enter the work force • irony
The speaker in Rita Dove's "My Mother Enters the Work Force," does not miss the irony of all the "work" her mother did before she actually "entered the work force."
rita dove • poet laureate • my mother enters the work force • she worked hard to enter the work force • irony
January Poet – Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Screen of Life" dramatizes the manic dance of life with all its many activities and myriad natural objects that continually come and go.
january poet • paramahansa yogananda • analysis of the screen of life • gorakhpur • india
Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Screen of Life" dramatizes the manic dance of life with all its many activities and myriad natural objects that continually come and go.
january poet • paramahansa yogananda • analysis of the screen of life • gorakhpur • india
Nemerov's Grace to Be Said at the Supermarket
Vegetarians appreciate Howard Nemerov's "Grace to Be Said at the Supermarket," even though the former poet laureate probably did not have them in mind in this poem.
howard nemerov • former poet laureate • grace to be said at the supermarket • vegetarian • euclidian
Vegetarians appreciate Howard Nemerov's "Grace to Be Said at the Supermarket," even though the former poet laureate probably did not have them in mind in this poem.
howard nemerov • former poet laureate • grace to be said at the supermarket • vegetarian • euclidian
Neruda's The Future is Space
According to Neruda's speaker in "The Future is Space," space is a many-colored wonder, but clear planets are unreliable. The goal is to fly off to "pure solitude."
pablo neruda • the future is space • behind lies despairing love • an empty planet • the stalinist law
According to Neruda's speaker in "The Future is Space," space is a many-colored wonder, but clear planets are unreliable. The goal is to fly off to "pure solitude."
pablo neruda • the future is space • behind lies despairing love • an empty planet • the stalinist law
Yogananda's Breathe in Me
In Paramahansa Yogananda's "Breathe in Me," the speaker addresses the Divine, seeking the ability to increase his love for his Creator.
paramahansa yogananda • breathe in me • songs of the soul • you may hide behind the ocean • the divine
In Paramahansa Yogananda's "Breathe in Me," the speaker addresses the Divine, seeking the ability to increase his love for his Creator.
paramahansa yogananda • breathe in me • songs of the soul • you may hide behind the ocean • the divine
Jane Kenyon's The Blue Bowl
Kenyon's poem dramatizes the deep ties between a couple and their cat that has died.
jane kenyon’s the blue bowl • mourning a pet • lcat that has died • loss of a pet • like primitives we buried the cat
Kenyon's poem dramatizes the deep ties between a couple and their cat that has died.
jane kenyon’s the blue bowl • mourning a pet • lcat that has died • loss of a pet • like primitives we buried the cat
A Flawed Love Poem
This poem has five verse paragraphs, displaying Cummings' signature style: odd use of punctuation and spacing, unusual word order, and other variant uses of language.
e. e. cummings • somewhere i have never travelled • gladly beyond • signature style • odd use of punctuation and spacing unusual word or
This poem has five verse paragraphs, displaying Cummings' signature style: odd use of punctuation and spacing, unusual word order, and other variant uses of language.
e. e. cummings • somewhere i have never travelled • gladly beyond • signature style • odd use of punctuation and spacing unusual word or
Morgan's Six Tree Sparrows
This delightful poem, "Six Tree Sparrows," offers an intense look at six birds as they go about their task of conquering the food supply in winter.
bill morgan • six tree sparrows • winter • divine • god
This delightful poem, "Six Tree Sparrows," offers an intense look at six birds as they go about their task of conquering the food supply in winter.
bill morgan • six tree sparrows • winter • divine • god
Bly's The Cat in the Kitchen
A paraphrase of Bly's "The Cat in the Kitchen" might be, "A man falling into a pond is like the night wind which is like an old woman in the kitchen cooking for her cat.
robert bly • the cat in the kitchen • man falling into a pond • night wind • old woman frying perch
A paraphrase of Bly's "The Cat in the Kitchen" might be, "A man falling into a pond is like the night wind which is like an old woman in the kitchen cooking for her cat.
robert bly • the cat in the kitchen • man falling into a pond • night wind • old woman frying perch
Elizabeth Alexander's Blues
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Elizabeth Alexander to serve as inaugural poet at his ceremony on becoming the 44th president of the United States of America.
elizabeth alexander • inaugural poet • blues • barack obama • presiden-elect
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Elizabeth Alexander to serve as inaugural poet at his ceremony on becoming the 44th president of the United States of America.
elizabeth alexander • inaugural poet • blues • barack obama • presiden-elect
Yogananda's Dream Hermitage
Paramahansa Yogananda describes his experience upon receiving a gift of the grounds of his Encinitas Hermitage and Meditation Gardens from his beloved disciple, Mr. Lynn.
paramahansa yogananda • songs of the soul • yogoda dream hermitage – a dream dropped from heav • james j lynn • rajarsi janakananda
Paramahansa Yogananda describes his experience upon receiving a gift of the grounds of his Encinitas Hermitage and Meditation Gardens from his beloved disciple, Mr. Lynn.
paramahansa yogananda • songs of the soul • yogoda dream hermitage – a dream dropped from heav • james j lynn • rajarsi janakananda
Frost's Birches
Robert Frost said: "I never go down the shoreline [from Boston] to New York without watching the birches to see if they live up to what I say about them in the poem."
robert frost • birches • going toward heaven • boston • new york
Robert Frost said: "I never go down the shoreline [from Boston] to New York without watching the birches to see if they live up to what I say about them in the poem."
robert frost • birches • going toward heaven • boston • new york
Williams and Auden
Williams and Auden both address the issue of "turning away" from other people's failures and suffering in their poems that focus on Peter Brueghel's Icarus painting.
williams and auden • ‘landscape with the fall of icarus’ • willilam carlos williams • peter brueghel • w. h. auden
Williams and Auden both address the issue of "turning away" from other people's failures and suffering in their poems that focus on Peter Brueghel's Icarus painting.
williams and auden • ‘landscape with the fall of icarus’ • willilam carlos williams • peter brueghel • w. h. auden
November Poet – Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton was born November 9, 1928, in Weston, Massachusetts. Her poem, "Music Swims Back to Me," dramatizes the experience of a woman in a mental institution.
november poet • anne sexton • music swims back to me • confessional style • psychotherapist
Anne Sexton was born November 9, 1928, in Weston, Massachusetts. Her poem, "Music Swims Back to Me," dramatizes the experience of a woman in a mental institution.
november poet • anne sexton • music swims back to me • confessional style • psychotherapist
Plath's Death & Co.
"Death & Co." is one of Plath's weaker poems, relying heavily on postmodern obtuseness and obscurity; it features seven free verse paragraphs, the final a single line.
sylvia plath • death &co • william blake • melodrama • fantasy
"Death & Co." is one of Plath's weaker poems, relying heavily on postmodern obtuseness and obscurity; it features seven free verse paragraphs, the final a single line.
sylvia plath • death &co • william blake • melodrama • fantasy
Agi Mishol’s ‘Woman Martyr’
Israeli poet, Agi Mishol, dramatizes the unspeakable act of a woman faking pregnancy to hide a bomb, then entering a bakery to explode herself into a supposed martyrdom.
agi mishol • woman martyr • yehuda amichai • woman suicide bomber • hebrew university
Israeli poet, Agi Mishol, dramatizes the unspeakable act of a woman faking pregnancy to hide a bomb, then entering a bakery to explode herself into a supposed martyrdom.
agi mishol • woman martyr • yehuda amichai • woman suicide bomber • hebrew university
Tiempo's Bonsai
Edith L. Tiempo's poem, "Bonsai," consists of four verse paragraphs; the lines are short and unrimed. The poem dramatizes the speaker's method of controlling emotions.
edith l tiempo • bonsai • sublimating nature • small things • horticulturist
Edith L. Tiempo's poem, "Bonsai," consists of four verse paragraphs; the lines are short and unrimed. The poem dramatizes the speaker's method of controlling emotions.
edith l tiempo • bonsai • sublimating nature • small things • horticulturist
Barbara Guest’s ‘A Way of Being’
Guest's poem "A Way of Being" epitomizes the length to which the inferiority of language sometimes spills kernels of ancient attitudes that threaten to mock and ridicule.
barbara guest’s ‘a way of being’ • being a way • there we go in cars • did you guess we wore sandals • the old manse and robins
Guest's poem "A Way of Being" epitomizes the length to which the inferiority of language sometimes spills kernels of ancient attitudes that threaten to mock and ridicule.
barbara guest’s ‘a way of being’ • being a way • there we go in cars • did you guess we wore sandals • the old manse and robins
God Speaks in a Poem
The great yogi/poet, founder of Self-Realization Fellowship, dramatizes the spiritual journey in his poems. They uplift the mind and direct it toward God.
paramahansa yogananda • self-realization fellowship • yogi • god • where i am
The great yogi/poet, founder of Self-Realization Fellowship, dramatizes the spiritual journey in his poems. They uplift the mind and direct it toward God.
paramahansa yogananda • self-realization fellowship • yogi • god • where i am
Hughes’ "Goodbye, Christ”
Langston Hughes wrote "Goodbye, Christ" in 1931. It was published in a left-leaning publication called The Negro Worker in 1932.
langston hughes • aimee semple mcpherson • temple of the four square gospel • god bless america • goodbye christ
Langston Hughes wrote "Goodbye, Christ" in 1931. It was published in a left-leaning publication called The Negro Worker in 1932.
langston hughes • aimee semple mcpherson • temple of the four square gospel • god bless america • goodbye christ
Plath's Mirror
In Sylvia Plath's "Mirror," the speaker is a mirror that becomes a lake to report the aging process of a woman. This piece is one of the best poems of the 20th century.
sylvia plath • mirror • aging process • plath's daddy • morning song
In Sylvia Plath's "Mirror," the speaker is a mirror that becomes a lake to report the aging process of a woman. This piece is one of the best poems of the 20th century.
sylvia plath • mirror • aging process • plath's daddy • morning song
Walt Whitman's Passage to India
The deathbed edition of Walt Whitman's "Passage to India" consists of nine parts, featuring his sprawling signature style.
walt whitman • passage to india • spiritual journey • suez canal • transcontinental railroad
The deathbed edition of Walt Whitman's "Passage to India" consists of nine parts, featuring his sprawling signature style.
walt whitman • passage to india • spiritual journey • suez canal • transcontinental railroad
Okri's They Say
Ben Okri's "They Say" offers a technically brilliant drama that underscores the power of the soul in the face of devastating danger and impending death.
ben okri • they say • versagraph • love and fear • president barack obama
Ben Okri's "They Say" offers a technically brilliant drama that underscores the power of the soul in the face of devastating danger and impending death.
ben okri • they say • versagraph • love and fear • president barack obama
Tools for Poetry Commentary
Every field of study has its scholars, critics, and commentarians, who employ terminological tools appropriate to their unique purposes. So it is with poetry commentary.
tools for poetry commentary • glossary of terms • commentarian • versanelle • rime
Every field of study has its scholars, critics, and commentarians, who employ terminological tools appropriate to their unique purposes. So it is with poetry commentary.
tools for poetry commentary • glossary of terms • commentarian • versanelle • rime
Where is the Romance?
The speaker in John Brehm's "Of Love and Life Insurance: An Argument" dramatizes a conversation with his girlfriend of three months.
john brehm • of love and life insurance an argument • i need to accept you as you are she said • but we’ve only known each other three months • and then my heart fell from the sky
The speaker in John Brehm's "Of Love and Life Insurance: An Argument" dramatizes a conversation with his girlfriend of three months.
john brehm • of love and life insurance an argument • i need to accept you as you are she said • but we’ve only known each other three months • and then my heart fell from the sky
Winch's Social Security
Winch's speaker plays with the notion that things in the past were better; it was especially better that people felt safe in the past but not in the paranoid present.
terence winch • social security • safety • alexander's feast • timotheus
Winch's speaker plays with the notion that things in the past were better; it was especially better that people felt safe in the past but not in the paranoid present.
terence winch • social security • safety • alexander's feast • timotheus
Prufrock’s Love Song
T. S. Eliot is really a very funny poet. His works are taken way too seriously. A reader needs to think irony, satire, and enjoy a few belly laughs when reading Eliot.
prufrock’s love song • a funny poem • t. s. eliot • old possum’s book of practical cats • andrew lloyd webber
T. S. Eliot is really a very funny poet. His works are taken way too seriously. A reader needs to think irony, satire, and enjoy a few belly laughs when reading Eliot.
prufrock’s love song • a funny poem • t. s. eliot • old possum’s book of practical cats • andrew lloyd webber
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