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
Introduction The poem “The Heart seeks Pleasure – first” is written by Emily Dickinson. It was first published in 1890. The poem talks about the desires of the heart. The poet lists out the things that the heart wants in an order. She talks about pleasure, relief from pain and seclusion. The poet suggests that … Read more
Introduction: The poem “Spring” is written by the poet Edna St Vincent Millay, an American poet. The poem depicts the life after the end of World War I and through this poem, the poetess has also hinted about the changes in the life after breaking her relationship with Arthur Davison Ficke. Both Millay and Arthur … Read more
Introduction The poem “The Moon was but a Chin of Gold” is written by Emily Dickinson. The poem was first published in 1896. Dickinson uses metaphorical language, comparing the moon to a beautiful woman. The title itself suggests that the moon is a slender crescent, described as a “Chin of Gold.” This implies a delicate … Read more
Introduction “To fight aloud, is very brave” is a poem written by Emily Dickinson. The poem takes its title from the first line of the poem. The poem was first published in 1890 in the poet’s collection named “Poems”. The poem talks about the difference between the struggle of external battles and internal battles. The … Read more
