Death, be not proud Poem Summary- by John Donne
Work introduction: John Donne's distinguished sonnet "Death, be not proud" was first published in 1633. This poem directly addresses...
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Amoretti- Poem Summary by Edmund Spenser
Work Introduction: Amoretti – meaning ‘Little love poems’ published in 1595 consists of romantic sonnets written by Edmund Spencer in...
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A Dialogue between the Soul and the Body- Poem Summary- Andrew Marvell
Work introduction: "The Dialogue between the Soul and the Body" by Andrew Marvell is a poem about the raging argument between the soul...
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A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning- Poem Summary- John Donne
Work introduction: John Donne's 'A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning' is a profound metaphysical poem that explores the nature of love and...
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The Windhover- Poem- G.M.Hopkins
WORK INTRODUCTION: ‘The Windhover’ is a sonnet written in 1887, dedicated to ‘Christ Our Lord’ by G. M. Hopkins. In the poem, the poet...
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A River- A K Ramanujan- Poem
WORK INTRODUCTION : In this poem, A K Ramanujan articulates the poignant side of the beautiful Vaigai dam. He also brings out the ominous...
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Ballad of the Landlord- Langston Hughes- Poem
WORK INTRODUCTION: This short poem was written in 1940. Langston intensively wanted to raise a voice against the injustice to black...
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Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa- Nissim Ezekiel- Poem
WORK INTRODUCTION: The poem “Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa” is a humor-based verse on the way Indians speak English. The author points...
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The Chimney Sweeper Poem Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience Summary- William Blake
POEM INTRODUCTION: The poem, "The chimney sweeper" was published in two parts, songs of innocence and songs of experience in the year...
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The Sun Rising Poem Summary- John Donne
WORK INTRODUCTION: The poem, ‘The Sun Rising’, typical of John Donne, was published in 1633. The poem is explicit that it could have been...
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Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art- Poem- John Keats
WORK INTRODUCTION: The sonnet, “Bright Star” which was written in 1818 by John Keats while he was in his death bed, addressing his...
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Woman to Man- Judith Wright- Poem Summary
Poem Introduction: Woman to Man is a poem from the collection titled the same which is the second collection of poetry by Judith Wright...
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She tries her tongue, her silence softly breaks- M N Philip- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: She tries her tongue, her silence softly breaks is a poem in the collection of poetry with the same title published in...
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The Mystic Drum- Gabriel Okara- Poem Summary
Poem Introduction: Africa has diverse cultures and ethnicity and was exploited by the involvement of Western civilization. The poem “The...
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Once Upon a Time- Gabriel Okara- Poem Summary
Poem Introduction: Once Upon a Time by Gabriel Okara reflects changes made in social behaviors and culture along with loss of innocence....
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The Daemon Lover- A Medieval British Ballad
Once upon a time, there lived a very beautiful wife of a ship’s carpenter and she had a son with him. She was too gorgeous and fair yet...
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In Just- E. E. Cummings- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The poem ‘In Just’ was published in 1920 in the Dial Volume LXVIII written by E. E. Cummings. The poem has 14 lines....
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Buffalo Bill's- E. E. Cummings- Poem Summary
Poem introduction: The Poem Buffalo Bill’s by E. E. Cummings was published in The Dial in 1920 after the death of the legendary Buffalo...
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The Emperor of Ice- Cream- Wallace Stevens- Poem Summary
Poem Introduction: The Emperor of Ice-Cream poem by Wallace Stevens was published in the year 1923 in the collection of poetry...
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Two Views of a Cadaver Room- Sylvia Plath- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The Poet, Sylvia Plath depicts her two different views on corpses in this poem. In the first view, she records her own...
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Mirror- Sylvia Plath- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: Mirror is a poem written by Sylvia Plath in her collection of poetry Crossing the Water which was published...
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O Captain! My Captain!- Walt Whitman- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The Poem, O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman is a metaphorical poem that expresses the grief for the death of...
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The Road Not Taken- Robert Frost- Poem Summary
Poem Introduction: The Road not taken appeared as the first poem in one of Robert Frost's poetry collections titled, Mountain Interval...
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening- Robert Frost- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening appeared in one of Robert Frost's poetry collections titled, New Hampshire...
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Mending Wall- Robert Frost- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: Mending Wall is a poem written by the 1961 Poet Laureate of Vermont, Robert Frost which was published in his...
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The Rhodora- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The poem "The Rhodora” which is also known as ‘The Rhodora, On Being Asked, Whence Is the Flower” was written by the...
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Don't Call me Indo-Anglican- Syed Amanuddin- Poem Summary
POEM: no i don't want to be a hotchpotch of culture a confusion of language a nullity of imagination an abortive affair between an indo...
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Search for my Tongue- Sujata Bhatt- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: Sujata Bhatt’s Search for my Tongue in Brunizem (published in 1988) is an eight-page poem using Gujarati lines,...
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The Peacock- Sujata Bhatt- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The poem “The Peacock” by Sujata Bhatt is from the collection of poetry Brunizem, published in 1988. Brunizem is a...
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A Song of Opposites- John Keats- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: “Fragment: Welcome Joy, and Welcome Sorrow,” sometimes titled “A Song of Opposites,” was written sometime in 1818 by...
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Indian Women- Shiv K Kumar- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The poem Indian Women by Shiv K Kumar i s from the collection of poetry Cobwebs in the Sun published in 1974. The poet...
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Shiv K Kumar- Brief Bio
Shiv Krishna Kumar was an Indian poet, playwright, Novelist and Short story writer. He was born in Lahore in 1921, and was educated at...
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The Lotus- Toru Dutt- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The Lotus is from the collection of poetry, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Toru Dutt. The volume was...
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To Imagination- Emily Bronte- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: “To Imagination” written by Emily Jane Bronte was published in 1846. She always calls her imagination ‘My Darling...
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The Canadian Authors Meet- F R Scott- Poem Summary
WORK INTRODUCTION: The Canadian Authors Meet is a satirical poem by F. R. Scott, first published in McGill Fortnightly Review in April...
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The world is too much with us- William Wordsworth- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The world is too much with us is a sonnet (Italian Sonnets style) written by William Wordsworth in order to criticize...
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My Heart Leaps Up- William Wordsworth- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: Wordsworth’s poetry is known for its simplicity. He wrote the poem “My Heart Leaps Up” which is also known as “The...
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The Lamb- William Blake- Poem Summary
Poem Introduction: The poem The Lamb is one of the poems by William Blake which was published in 1789 in his collection Songs of...
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The Tyger- William Blake- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The poem 'The Tyger' was written in the collection Songs of Experience published in the year 1794. William Blake goes...
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A Dialogue of Self and Soul- W. B. Yeats- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The Poem, A Dialogue of Self and Soul was written in the year 1933 by William Butler Yeats, this was published in his...
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The Woman- R.S.Thomas- Poem Summary
POEM INTRODUCTION: The poem ‘The Woman’ was published with one of R. S. Thomas' collections of poetry. The poem given below is from the...
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When all the Others were away at Mass- Seamus Heaney
POEM INTRODUCTION: The poem When all the Others were away at Mass by Seamus Heaney is considered to be the most loved poem in Ireland...
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