“Digging” is a poem by Seamus Heaney in which the speaker reflects on the work of his father and grandfather, both of whom were farmers and diggers of potatoes. The speaker observes that his father and grandfather “digged” with a spade and compares the work to the writing of poetry, saying that the “squelch and … Read more
About the poem Hawk Roosting “Hawk Roosting” is a poem written by the English poet Ted Hughes. It is written from the perspective of a hawk, who reflects on its power and superiority over the other creatures in the natural world. In the poem, the hawk sits atop a tree with its eyes closed, rehearsing … Read more
“Bogland” is a poem written by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney, published in his 1969 collection “Door into the Dark.” The poem is about the landscape of the bogs in Ireland and the history and culture of the people who live there. The poem begins by describing the vast, open spaces of the Irish bogs, … Read more
It had happened when I was ten or eleven years old. I had decided to learn to swim . There was a pool at the Y.M.C.A. in Yakima, that offered exactly the opportunity. The Yakima River was treacherous. Mother continually warned against it, and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in … Read more
1. Introduction A lyric is a subjective manifestation of the poet’s impressions. It possesses the following qualities (1) unity of impression (2) brevity (3) personal emotion. It passes through the poet’s heart and soul and reflects his mood. Intellect and passion are also found in it. Edmund Gosse says: “If his songs were not so … Read more
Introduction A Summer Night is one of the more important poems of Matthew Arnold. As in several other poems; in it also live is seen in the light of its end. It is written in a stoic fashion. It appeared in the 1853 volume of Arnold’s poems and has been much praised by critics like … Read more
According to Arthur Crompton-Rickett, there are three Brownings; Browning the passionate singer of love and youth and the world of sense; Browning the curious explorer of devious ways of human experience: and Browning the fearless fighter of a firm believer of the immortality of the human soul. In his own days, he was praised for … Read more
Spenser was the second father of English Poetry. He was the prince of poets of his times. Charles Lamb called him ‘Poetis poet‘. Many poets followed him. J. R. Lowell says, “Spenser’s mere manner had not had so many imitators as Milton’s, but no other of our poets has given an impulse and in the … Read more
About the Poem Edward Thomas wrote the poem Rain in 1916 (when was in training as a World War I soldier) which appeared in the collection Poems in 1917, shortly after the death of the poet at the Battle of Arras. It contemplates the loneliness of life as well as the inevitability of death. Rain … Read more
Donne as A Metaphysical Poet The term metaphysical was first applied to Donne in derogation of his excessive use of philosophy by Dryden in 1693. Donne affects metaphysical, not only in his satires, but in his amorous verses, where nature only should reign, and perplexes the minds of the fair sex with nice speculations of … Read more
