Introduction The poem “The Survivor” is written by Marilyn Chin. The poem was first published in her poetry collection “The Phoenix City, The Terrace Empty” in 1994. The poem talks about the life of a woman in a patriarchal society. The speaker is a woman telling another girl the rules that have been laid down … Read more
Introduction: The poem “What work is’ ‘ was written by Philip Levine. It was published in his poetry collection named “What work is”. It was published in 1991. The same collection won the National Book Award for Poetry and Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The poem became extremely popular after Philip Levine became a Poet … Read more
Introduction The poem “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper” was written by Martín Espada. It was first published in his poetry collection “City of Coughing and Dead Radiators” in 1993. The poem talks about the necessity of having human rights and social justice for everyone. The poem talks about the lives and efforts of … Read more
Introduction: The poem “Dreamtime” was written by Oodgeroo Noonuccal. The poem talks about the colonial history of Australia. The land of cultural heritage, sacred ceremonies and moral values had lost their lives due to the invasion of colonisers. The domination of alien culture and language makes the place unfit for the speaker to live. About … Read more
Introduction The poem “They are Hostile Nations” is written by Margaret Atwood. The poem was first published in her poetry collection “Power Politics” in 1971. The premise of the poem is the Cold War that happened between the United States of America and Russia. This was started after the Second World War and concluded in … Read more
Introduction The poem “Housing Targets” is written by Kelwyn Sole. It was first published in her poetry collection named “Love That Is Night” in 1993. The poet in this poem talks about the promise of providing housing facilities to the underprivileged. Sole himself was born in a lower-middle-class family and thus knows the suffering of … Read more
Introduction The poem “The Animals in That Country” is written by Margaret Atwood. The poem talks about the lives of the natives of Canada. It gives the reader the historical context of the country through the perspective of the original inhabitants. In this poem, the poet metaphorically compares the savage nature of the animals to … Read more
Introduction The poem “The Brain, within its Groove” is written by Emily Dickinson. The title is tal=Ken from the first line of the poem. In this poem the poet talks about how the “brain” can focus on one thing and suddenly due to a small splinter in the train of thought , can derail. A … Read more
Introduction The poem “Identity Card” is written by Mahmoud Darwish. He is an Arabic poet and the original title of the poem is “Bitaqat Huwiyya”. The poem was first published in his poetry collection “Leaves of Olive” in 1964. In Arabic, the name of the collection is “Awraq Al-Zaytun”. The poem talks about the identity … Read more
Introduction The poem “Journey to the Interior” is written by Margaret Atwood. The poem is an extended metaphor for the life journey taken by the poet herself. The poem talks about the mind as a unique and dynamic region. It is complex and hard to comprehend. Our brain thinks of a plethora of thoughts and … Read more
