This is the second version of a poem which Dickinson wrote in two different drafts in 1864. This version opens, ‘The wind begun to rock the Grass’, and describes the chaos that a storm wreaks upon the world. Worth reading for the following two lines alone: ‘The Dust did scoop […]
Thanksgiving, like Christmas and Easter, is an important holiday and a time when families, friends, and communities can come together to celebrate. For the United States, ‘Thanksgiving’ has a particular significance, so in the selection of classic poems below, we’ve included some of the very best poems specifically about the […]
‘The School Boy’ is not one of William Blake’s most famous poems. Yet many of his poems focus on children, and an analysis of ‘The School Boy’ may help to clarify some key aspects of Blake’s work. Before we proceed to an analysis of ‘The School Boy’, here is Blake’s […]