The World’s Wife is Carol Ann Duffy’s first themed collection of poems (published in 1999). The collection takes characters, stories, histories and myths which focus on men, and, in Duffy’s ...

“Bluebird” is one of Bukowski’s best-known poems and came late in his life during a time of great reflection. It deals with one of deepest-rooted human emotions: vulnerability.

One of the best extraterrestrial poems out there is Robert Hayden's " [American Journal]," which uses the old aliens-reporting-to-superiors conceit to describe the "charming savages—enlightened ...

Two major themes inform the ‘Bee Poems’. Plath had an interest in the Greek philosopher, Plato, who records Socrates teaching that poetry emanates from ‘honey-springs’ (honey being

Read texts from Лучшие стихи для детей (The best poems for children) and join the Genius community of scholars to learn the meaning behind the words.

The Joy of Writing Lyrics This may be one of the best poems, in my opinion, of Szymborska’s. The poem brings about such a truth that it makes you think in an almost philosophical way.

An index of poems found in the English Literature Poetry Anthology by AQA for GCSEs in the UK. Taught from September 2015 Exams from June 2017 Specification code: 8702

“Medusa” was written just a few months before Plath’s death in late 1962, when she was writing what she believed were “the best poems of [her] life". Plath had already written “

William Wordsworth, not a natural smiler One of the most famous artist’s manifestos in English literature, Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads (the poetry collection he published jointly ...

The collection of poems by Carol Ann Duffy entitled ‘The World’s Wife’ was first published in 1999 and presents stories, myths, fairy tales and characters in Western culture from