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"This Be The Verse" is a lyric poem in three stanzas with an alternating rhyme scheme, by the English poet Philip Larkin (1922–1985). It was written around April 1971, was first published in the August 1971 issue of New Humanist, and appeared in the 1974 collection High Windows.
Poem "This Was My Brother" Mona McTavish Gould (January 25, 1905 - March 8, 1999) was a Canadian poet , journalist, and broadcaster. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Her most famous poem, "This Was My Brother," was inspired by her brother's death during World War II , and was reprinted in various anthologies.
Winifred Emma May (4 June 1907 – 28 August 1990) was a poet from the United Kingdom, best known for her work under the pen name Patience Strong.Her poems were usually short, simple and imbued with sentimentality, the beauty of nature and inner strength.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. British children's author and poet (born 1946) For other people named Michael Rosen, see Michael Rosen (disambiguation). Michael Rosen Rosen in 2022 Born Michael Wayne Rosen (1946-05-07) 7 May 1946 (age 78) Harrow, Middlesex, England Occupation Author, broadcaster, poet, activist ...
Christina, the youngest, and a lively child, dictated her first story to her mother before she had learnt to write. [2] [3] [4] Rossetti was educated at home by her mother and father through religious works, classics, fairy tales and novels. Rossetti delighted in the works of Keats, Scott, Ann Radcliffe and Matthew Lewis. [5]
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The poem begins as a letter addressed to a friend and quickly delves into topics such as friendship and his tortured romantic life. He uses the myth of Laodamia and Protesilaus to transition from themes of love and loyalty to grief over his brother's death. Arthur Wheeler describes Catullus' thematic progression in the poem: "He works through ...
The poems have been described by critics as sweet, and being filled with the emotions of falling in love with love and life. [11] [9] "The breaking" brings the reader back to a dark place in the author's life. These poems relate to Kaur's sad feeling after a breakup. [11]