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 “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 “I’m “wife” — I’ve finished that ” was written by Emily Dickinson. The poet talks about the life of a woman. The poem was written in the year 1860. But it was later published in a poetry collection named “Poems’ ‘ in the year 1890. About the Poet: Emily Dickinson was an … Read more
Introduction: The poem “I had no time to hate because” was written by Emily Dickinson. It was first published in the poetry collection named “Poems” in the year 1890. The main themes behind the poem are love, death, life. The poem talks about how the poet controls her emotions in her life. About the Poet: … Read more
Introduction The poem “Indian Boarding School: The Runaways” is written by Louise Erdrich. The poem was first published in her poetry collection, “Original Fire: Selected and New Poems” in 2003. This poem, like her other poems, deals with the issues pertaining to the Native American culture. In this poem, the poet talks about the Boarding … Read more
Introduction “The Gift” is a poem by Li-Young Lee, published in his collection “Rose” in 1986. Lee, an Asian-American poet, delves into themes of heritage, familial bonds, and the delicate yet strong connection between human relationships. In this poem, the poet talks about the complexity of love, loss and culture. The poem is the narration … Read more
Introduction: The poem “A wounded deer leaps highest” was written by Emily Dickinson. The poem was published posthumously in a collection named “Poems” in 1890. In this poem the poet speaks about the deceptive nature of people. So, she used the image of fatally wounded deer to indicate the hidden meaning of the poem. About … Read more
Introduction: The poem “Equinox” is written by Elizabeth Alexander. It is a short and meaningful poem about death. This poem was published in 1996 in Elizabeth’s second poetry collection named “Body of Life“. Most of the poems in this collection deal with the poet’s personal and family experiences. This particular poem talks about the poet’s … Read more
