Welcome, fellow explorers of language and imagination, to a journey into the heart of a truly captivating poem. Today, we turn our gaze upwards, much like a renowned painter once did, to contemplate Anne Sexton’s profound work, “The Starry Night.”…
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The Little Boy with His Hands Up
Welcome, everyone, to a very special exploration of a truly powerful poem. Today, we delve into Yala Korwin’s “The Little Boy with His Hands Up,” a poem that captures a moment in history with heartbreaking clarity and profound emotion. This…
Alone
Alone By Maya Angelou Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don’t believe I’m wrong That nobody,…
The Silesian Weavers
Welcome, aspiring literary explorers, to a journey into the heart of a powerful and historically significant poem. Today, we delve into Heinrich Heine’s “The Silesian Weavers,” a work that resonates with profound emotion and a timeless message. Prepare to uncover…
The Silkworms
The Silkworms By Douglas Stewart All their lives in a box! What generations, What centuries of masters, not meaning to be cruel But needing their labour, taught these creatures such patience That now though sunlight strikes on the eye’s dark…
The Last Laugh
‘O Jesus Christ! I’m hit,’ he said; and died. Whether he vainly cursed or prayed indeed, The Bullets chirped. In vain, vain, vain! Machine guns chuckled, Tut-tut! Tut-tut! And the Big Gun guffawed. Another sighed, ‘O Mother, mother, Dad!’ Then…
The Habit of Perfection
Welcome, fellow explorers of language and meaning, to a journey into the profound depths of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s remarkable poem, “The Habit of Perfection.” This piece is not merely a collection of words; it is an invitation, a spiritual exercise,…
The Garden of Love
The Garden of Love By William Blake I went to the Garden of Love, And saw what I never had seen: A Chapel was built in the midst, Where I used to play on the green. And the gates of…
Vultures
Vultures By Chinua Achebe In the greyness and drizzle of one despondent dawn unstirred by harbingers of sunbreak a vulture perching high on broken bones of a dead tree nestled close to his mate his smooth bashed-in head, a pebble…
Unguarded Gate
Unguarded Gate By Thomas Bailey Aldrich Wide open and unguarded stand our gates, Named after the four winds: North, South, East, and West; Portals that lead to an enchanted land Of cities, forests, fields of living gold, Vast prairies, lordly…
To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth
Welcome, aspiring literary explorers, to a journey into the profound and moving verses of Phillis Wheatley. Today, we delve into a poem that stands as a testament to both personal struggle and universal aspiration: “To the Right Honorable William, Earl…
To The Foot From Its Child
To The Foot From Its Child By Pablo Neruda Translated by Jodey Bateman A child’s foot doesn’t know it’s a foot yet And it wants to be a butterfly or an apple But then the rocks and pieces of glass,…
An Africa Thunderstorm
Welcome, aspiring literary explorers, to a journey into the heart of a powerful and evocative poem. Today, we delve into David Rubadiri’s “An Africa Thunderstorm,” a masterpiece that captures the raw energy of nature and the human spirit’s response to…
The Table And The Chair
The Table And The Chair By Edward Lear I Said the Table to the Chair, ‘You can hardly be aware, ‘How I suffer from the heat, ‘And from chilblains on my feet! ‘If we took a little walk, ‘We might…
What He Thought
Welcome, aspiring poets and curious minds, to an exploration of Heather McHugh’s profound poem, “What He Thought.” This remarkable piece invites us to reconsider our understanding of poetry, moving beyond mere words to the powerful, often unspoken truths that shape…
The Hug
By Thom Gunn It was your birthday, we had drunk and dined Half of the night with our old friend Who’d showed us in the end To a bed I reached in one drunk stride. Already I lay snug, And…
The Great Storm
Welcome, aspiring literary explorers, to a fascinating journey into the heart of Jo Shapcott’s powerful poem, “The Great Storm”. This remarkable piece of literature offers a vivid portrayal of nature’s raw power and the complex human emotions it can evoke.…
The More Loving One
The More Loving One By W. H. Auden Looking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man…
In Memoriam Prologue
In Memoriam Prologue By Lord Alfred Tennyson Strong Son of God, immortal Love, Whom we, that have not seen thy face, By faith, and faith alone, embrace, believing where we cannot prove; Thine are these orbs of light and shade;…
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy‑five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, “If…