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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Dec 22, 2022
Tam O’Shanter: A Poem by Robert Burns
One of Burns’s longer poems, but a highly entertaining one
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John Welford
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Dec 22, 2022
Bloody Men: A Poem by Wendy Cope
A short, witty poem that compares men to city buses
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Poetry Explained does exactly that. The aim is to present poems — both great and maybe not-so-great — put them in context, analyse their structure and meaning, and maybe offer a word or two of criticism.
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