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Cervo, Nathan A. “Yeats’ ‘Among School Children.” Explicator Fall (2001): p 30-31. This piece discusses arguably one of the more interesting works of Yeats entitled “among School Children”.  The discussion revolves around how W.B Yeats deconstructs the value of the things that are taught by kindly nuns to the children under their supposed care.  It…

Project Pride of Cross Plains, Texas, the community organization directly responsible for the restoration and maintenance of the Robert E. Howard Museum, has announced the publication of A Word from the Outer Dark. This nifty little paperback tome is a generous collection of 100 poems by Robert E. Howard, and pretty well covers the broad scope of…

After great pain, a formal feeling comes- and I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-The I heard a Fly buzz-when I died poem is a poem of a solemn nature, talking about the last moments of ones life and the oddities or simple things that may comprise the last memories. It first talks of change…

When a poem is closely examined, it can reveal new meanings and ideas, and its true beauty can be fully appreciated. George Meredith’s poem “Lucifer in Starlight (p. 959)” can be analyzed extensively to better understand the author’s purpose and uncover deeper themes by considering every subtle hint and possibility. The main idea of the…

One of the most critically-acclaimed Iranian directors is Abbas Kiarostami, whose popularity among critics started in full-bloom after his movie A Taste of Cherry  won at the Cannes Film Festival. From here on, there has been an existing debate regarding Kiarostami’s caliber as a director and his overrated fame. The article written by Godfrey Cheshire…

The paper deal with the various features of Browning’s Poetry and how it manifests itself in My Last Duchess, subtly encapsulating the characteristics of the Victorian era. Browning portrays all forms of art as self revelatory and reflective of social constructions. In this poem, the setting is based on Renaissance Italy, where a Duke is…

The poems To My Dear and Loving Husband and To His Excellency, General Washington are two interesting poems. To My Dear and Loving Husband was written by Anne Bradstreet. To His Excellency, General Washington was written by Phillis Wheatley. These two poems are very similar. On the other hand, they are different also. The authors,…

Audrey Lorded was an African American feminist. She was the author of the poem, “Coal. ” She used “Coal” to portray what she feels and give new emphasis to her thoughts and feelings. The poem is her reflection and pride of her background and deep thoughts. She expresses this poem with how she relates to society…

Richard Hugo, in his essay “Writing off the Subject” (1992), asserts that in poetry writing, it is important that the music of language be allowed to hold a poem together even risking sentimentality. Hugo explains this concept by tackling the inverse of the title, describing vividly how to write around a poem in such a…

The chief beginning of information on Mir’s life is his autobiography Zikr-e-Mir. which covers the period from his childhood to the beginnings of his visit in Lucknow. [ 2 ] However. it is said to hide more than it reveals. [ 3 ] with stuff that is dateless or presented in no chronological sequence. Therefore….