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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 21, 2023
Matilda Who Told Lies And Was Burned To Death, by Hilaire Belloc
A highly entertaining version of the “boy who cried wolf” theme, in mock-heroic
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 15, 2023
Here: A Poem by Philip Larkin
The city of Hull is surveyed from west to east and then beyond, in a search for where the poet can be truly himself
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 2, 2023
In Time of ‘The Breaking of Nations’: A poem by Thomas Hardy
A short poem with a message of hope during wartime
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 9, 2023
After A Journey: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
The journey is in both space and time
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 24, 2023
Voices From Things Growing in a Churchyard: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
Although not a particularly good poem, it provides pen portraits of several real people who lived in Hardy’s home village
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 19, 2023
Drummer Hodge: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
This is an anti-war poem that considers the human cost of a…
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 5, 2023
A Church Romance: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
The poet’s possibly over-romanticised view of how his parents fell in love
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 26, 2023
The Temporary The All: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
This was the opening poem of Hardy’s first published collection, and it is far from being one of his best. Things got better after this!
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 31, 2023
Autumn Morning: A Poem by John Clare
A series of impressions without a central message, couched in very interesting language
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John Welford
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Poetry Explained
Jan 3, 2023
The Children of Stare: A Poem by Walter de la Mare
This poem has an air of mystery and something…
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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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John Welford
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Erie Astin
Julia A. Keirns
Cristina Marshal
Brittany Benko
Achini Nishadi
Rebecca Ruth Gould, PhD
Shuvranil Sanyal