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The last four lines of the poem were recited among others in Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. The poem is read by Lisa (played by Kerry Godliman), the dying wife of lead character Tony (played by Ricky Gervais) in the final episode of the Netflix series After Life. The poem is sung in Season 5 Episode 2 of the NBC TV series Third Watch.
According to a series of interviews conducted with Lorde, this poem "urges women, Black women specifically, to break through their silence because it is the only way to break through to each other". [5] In "A Poem For Women in Rage", Lorde describes hatred being launched at her by a white woman, and the dilemma of whether or not to respond with ...
Henry Adams Bellows says in his commentaries that the poem is a masterpiece with an "extraordinary degree of dramatic unity" and that it is one of the "most vivid and powerful" poems in the Poetic Edda. It has, however, been argued that some parts originally belonged to Sigrdrífumál, and the two
The quotes from the World Trade Center site can be found in September Morning: Ten Years of Poems and Readings from the 9/11 Ceremonies New York City, compiled and edited by Sara Lukinson.
"Neutral Tones" is a poem written by Thomas Hardy in 1867. Forming part of his 1898 collection Wessex Poems and Other Verses , it is the most widely praised of his early poems. [ 1 ] It is about the end of a relationship, and carries strong emotional appeal despite its "neutral tones".
"Come Up from the Fields Father" is a poem by Walt Whitman.It was first published in the 1865 poetry volume Drum-Taps.The poem centers around a family living on a farm in Ohio who receives a letter informing them that their son has been killed, and chronicles their grief, particularly that of the boy's mother.
The statement continued: “In time we will say more, as and when we are able. For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the ...
The poem, written after Newman's conversion from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism, [1] explores his new Catholic-held beliefs of the journey from death through Purgatory, thence to Paradise, and to God. The poem follows the main character as he nears death and reawakens as a soul, preparing for judgment, following one of the most important ...