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"The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, [1] and later published as the first poem in the 1916 poetry collection, Mountain Interval. Its central theme is the divergence of paths, both literally and figuratively, although its interpretation is noted for being ...
Love Is Not All: It Is Not Meat nor Drink is a 1931 poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay, written during the Great Depression. [1]The poem was included in her collection Fatal Interview, a sequence of 52 sonnets, appearing alongside other sonnets such as "I dreamed I moved among the Elysian fields," and "Love me no more, now let the god depart," rejoicing in romantic language and vulnerability. [2]
CIL 4.5296 (or CLE 950) [a] is a poem found graffitied on the wall of a hallway in Pompeii.Discovered in 1888, it is one of the longest and most elaborate surviving graffiti texts from the town, and may be the only known love poem from one woman to another from the Latin world.
We Real Cool" is a poem written in 1959 by poet Gwendolyn Brooks and published in her 1960 book The Bean Eaters, her third collection of poetry. The poem has been featured on broadsides, re-printed in literature textbooks and is widely studied in literature classes. It is cited as "one of the most celebrated examples of jazz poetry". [1] [2] [3]
At the beginning of the poem, Olsen uses words and phrases such as: "dyed in blood, are stitched in wasting flesh", "bloated face", and "gouging the wages down" to emphasize the unfavorable working conditions of the women. She also more deeply describes the women's bodies and thoughts in each of their respective sections.
"Lines" is a poem written by English writer Emily Brontë (1818–1848) in December 1837. It is understood that the poem was written in the Haworth parsonage, two years after Brontë had left Roe Head, where she was unable to settle as a pupil. At that time, she had already lived through the death of her mother and two of her sisters.
Denice Frohman won the 2013 Women of the World Poetry Slam [7] Championship. Denice is also a 2014 CantoMundo [8] Fellow, 2014 National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures [9] Fund for the Arts [9] grant recipient, 2013 Hispanic Choice Award [10] recipient for "Creative Artist of the Year," [11] 2013 Southern Fried Poetry Slam [12] Champion, and 2012 Leeway Transformation Award [13] recipient.
The Woman's Labour: an Epistle to Mr Stephen Duck (London: Printed for the author; 1739) (Google Books) (Internet Archive) (Internet Archive) Poems, on several occasions, by Mary Collier, Author Of The Washerwoman's Labour, With some remarks on her life (Winchester, GB: printed by Mary Ayres for the author, 1762).(Google Books)