Introduction: The poem “The Nightingale” was written by Sir Philip Sydney. The poem is a song of the Stella series. It was published in the 1598 edition of Arcadia. Through this poem, the poet Sir Philip Sydney alludes to the Greek mythology of Philomela. The poet talks about the speaker’s heart ache. In the poem, … Read more
Introduction The poem “Morning Poem” is written by Mary Oliver. The poem talks about the inherent connection between the natural world and human beings. She first published this poem in her collection “Dream Work” in 1986. The poem explores the themes of appreciating the beauty of nature. The poet looks at morning as a symbol … Read more
Introduction The poem “Every Morning” is written by Mary Oliver. This poem was published in March 1986, in the “Poetry” magazine. The poem talks about a morning. The morning described in the poem is like every other morning, ordinary. This morning, the speaker is reading the daily newspaper. The paper is filled with the news … Read more
Introduction: The poem “My True Love Hath My Heart” was written by Sir Philip Sydney. He started writing this work in 1570s to entertain his sister countess of Pembroke. This poem appears in his pastoral prose named “Arcadia ”. The prose contains several stories. It was published in 1590. Later, Sir Philip Sydney’s sister Countess … Read more
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
