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Poetry Explained
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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Apr 8, 2023
When I Set Out For Lyonnesse: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
This is a poem about young love written in old…
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Apr 7, 2023
The Spell of the Rose: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
One of the three “ghost” poems that Hardy wrote after…
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Apr 4, 2023
The Year’s Awakening: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
A “Spring poem” written in 1910
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Apr 2, 2023
A Bird-Scene At A Rural Dwelling: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
A late poem by Hardy that recollects a scene…
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Poetry Explained
Mar 24, 2023
Your Last Drive: a Poem by Thomas Hardy
This poem was written very soon after the death of his wife…
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Poetry Explained
Mar 19, 2023
I Found Her Out There: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
A look at one of the poems Hardy wrote following the…
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Poetry Explained
Mar 17, 2023
His Visitor: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
The poem is voiced by Hardy’s late wife’s ghost and expresses…
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Poetry Explained
Mar 16, 2023
God’s Funeral: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
A long poem in which Hardy urges his readers to re-assess their…
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Poetry Explained
Mar 14, 2023
Domicilium: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
This is Hardy’s earliest known poem, and the only one he ever wrote in free verse
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Poetry Explained
Mar 13, 2023
A Dream Or No: A Poem by Thomas Hardy
In which he imagines himself to be back in north Cornwall at the…
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