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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Dec 14, 2022
Weathers: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
An apparently simple poem about the seasons that may be saying much more than first appears
“Weathers” was first published in
Good Housekeeping
magazine in May 1922 and collected in…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Dec 14, 2022
Mrs Sisyphus: A Poem by Carol Ann Duffy
The lament of a wife at the useless activity of her husband
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Dec 14, 2022
Americanisation: A Poem by G K Chesterton
A light-hearted plea, dating from 1920, for American influence on British daily life to be resisted
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Dec 14, 2022
She At His Funeral: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
Why would a woman remain distant from her lover’s burial, and who were the people involved?
The Poem
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John Welford
Writers
Erie Astin
Julia A. Keirns
The Doctor - Joanie Adams
Charissa Campes
Brittany Benko
Achini Nishadi
Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD
Shuvranil Sanyal