— Anonymous In my catholic high school, my English teacher praised Walt Whitman yet never once mentioned anything regarding his sexuality. I was surprised to find out how openly gay he was, and how I had never known. Finding out Whitman’s sexuality only enhanced his poetry to me and added a more personal level. Looking […]
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Dark and light yin-yang are especially significant in the times we are all living through
— Anonymous I would consider the poems from the Tao Te Ching to be great works of literature, and I think the messages the poems portray, associated with the dark and light yin-yang are especially significant in the times we are all living through today. There is a strong sense of darkness associated with the […]
Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most famous, influential and popular poets in American poetry in the 20th century…
— Anonymous Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most famous, influential and popular poets in American poetry in the 20th century. Her poems reflect the life of black people living in urban areas and express her thoughts on social and political issues such as racial discrimination and civil rights. At the same time, she used […]
While reading “When I Heard at the Close of the Day” by Walt Whitman…
—Anonymous While reading “When I Heard at the Close of the Day” by Walt Whitman, there were a couple of things that connected to me. First of all, Whitman goes to mention that despite being in the presence of other significant figures and receiving attention and praises, he doesn’t find himself in absolute happiness. This […]
From my research I figured out while most of female writers wrote about nature, religion…
— Ramesha Prachi From my research I figured out while most of female writers wrote about nature, religion Elizabeth Barrett Browning expounded on industrialization, slavery, political problems, discrimination between men and woman and what it resembled to live in the advanced world. Elizabeth Barrett Browning built up herself as a lady who was never afraid […]
