Introduction The poem “Song For a Dark Girl” is written by American poet Langston Hughes. In the pine the speaker is a woman. She is describing the death of her lover. The poem is a poem of loss and grief that the woman feels. She can still not forget the image of her dead lover … Read more
Introduction: The poem “Iron” is written by Elizabeth Acevedo. The poem is a response to the videos of black people dying violently in the US.So, the poet has tried to put down the emotions of fear and love at the same time. About the Poet: Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican American writer and poet. She … Read more
Introduction: The poem “The Huntsman” is a ballad written by Edward Lowbury. The poem is based on Kenyan Folklore. He heard this story while he was posted to Kenya. The main theme behind the poem is “Talking without prior thinking can result in tragedy”. About the Poet: Edward Lowbury is an English pathologist, poet, author … Read more
Introduction The poem “The Woman” is written by the first Zimbabwean woman poet, Kristina Rungano. It was published in her first poetry collection “A Storm is Brewing”, in 1984. The poem delves into the poignant portrayal of a woman’s daily struggles, reflecting the societal expectations and inequalities she faces. The poet does not hesitate to … Read more
Introduction: “What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why” is a sonnet written by American poet Edna St Vincent Millay. The speaker of the poem is the poetess herself. The speaker remembers her past lovers with whom she had a happy life. Though she has distanced herself from.them the tapping of rain drops … Read more
Introduction The poem “for Desire” is one of the most well known poems of Kim Addonizio. The poem was first published in her poetry collection “Tell Me” in 2000. The poem talks about the physical aspect of love and desire. The poet focuses on her primal desire of physical connection with her lover. She wishes … Read more
Introduction The poem “In a Library” is written by Emily Dickinson. The poem is set when the persona finds herself in a library and loses all track of time. The poem talks about the timelessness of a good book. The narrator gets so engrossed in the literary world that time seems to slip away. The … Read more
Introduction: “Time does not bring relief;you all have lied” is a sonnet written by Edna St Vincent Millay. The poem was published in the year 1917 in a poetry collection named “Renascence and Other Poems“. Thriugh this poem she is accusing people who says time can heal the pain. The poet is against this opinion. … Read more
Introduction The poem “What Do Women Want?” Is written by the poet Kim Addonizio. The poem was published in 2000 in her poetry collection “Tell Me”. The poem answers the age-old question – What do women want? This question was first raised by the famous psychologist, Sigmund Freud. The poet answers the question not by … Read more
Introduction “As I Grew Old” is a poem written by Langston Hughes. The poem is about the dream the speaker has. But as he grows old he is unable to achieve that dream. The dream never comes to fruition. The speaker in the poem represents the African Americans living in the county. They came to … Read more
