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 “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 “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
Introduction The poem “Death of a Young Son by Drowning” is written by Margaret Atwood. The poem was first published in her poetry collection “The Journals of Susanna Moodie” in 1970. The poem is part of the historiographic meta fiction genre. It consists of elements of history, fiction as well as theory. The poem is … Read more
Introduction The poem “A Sad Child” is written by Margaret Atwood. The poem talks about the experiences and feelings of a young child. The child is going through depression. The poem explores the inside of a child’s mind when they feel sad. The poet talks about how the child starts to forget all the good … Read more
Introduction She tries her tongue, her silence softly breaks is a poem from the same-named poetry book by M. NourbeSe Philip, which was released in 1986. This poetry collection is the most well-known of her works, which received the Casa de las Americas prize for literature while still in manuscript form. The poems in this … Read more
