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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) is a collection of whimsical light poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber. It serves as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber 's 1981 musical Cats .
The work praises the man. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch; There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream; There are none so blind as those who will not see – attributed variously to Edmund Burke or George Santayana; There are two sides to every question; There but for the grace of God go I
Like most poems in Alice, the poem is a parody of a poem then well-known to children, Robert Southey's didactic poem "The Old Man's Comforts and How He Gained Them", originally published in 1799. Like the other poems parodied by Lewis Carroll in Alice , this original poem is now mostly forgotten, and only the parody is remembered. [ 3 ]
The poem is chiefly remembered today – especially among cat lovers – for the 74-line section wherein Smart extols the many virtues and habits of his cat, Jeoffry. [31] To this Neil Curry remarks, "They are lines that most people first meet outside the context of the poem as a whole, as they are probably the most anthologized 'extract' in ...
Rekhti (Urdu: ریختی, Hindi: रेख़ती), is a form of Urdu feminist poetry. A genre developed by male poets, [1] it uses women's voices to talk about themselves. [2] [3] [4] It was formed in 19th-century Lucknow, then part of the State of Awadh (now in Uttar Pradesh, India). [1] The poet Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin is credited with its ...
"Woman Work" is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. [1] In this poem, Angelou writes about the work women often do, and she expresses a wish to rest from the many tasks women have to complete. [ 2 ]
Poems dedicated to National Independence and Liberty: 1842 The Farmer of Tilsbury Vale 1800 "'Tis not for the unfeeling, the falsely refined" Poems dedicated to National Independence and Liberty: 1815 To the Cuckoo 1802 "O Blithe New-comer! I have heard," Poems of the Imagination. 1807 She was a phantom of delight 1803 ":She was a phantom of ...
What Work Is is a collection of poetry by Philip Levine that explores subjects characteristic of his work, including physical labor, class identity, family relationships, and personal loss. Much of the book is shaped by concerns for blue collar workers as well as national political events.