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Remember Me
Remember me I wish the future was bright And full of stars But I know soon We may be far There will be many scars Because they hate this world
By Atomic Historian12 months ago in Poets
String
They fling us into this world alone Tell us to look at the wonder to behold Told to seek our hearts desire The one that lights our fire
By Atomic Historian12 months ago in Poets
Wither and Fade
Don’t give me things that wither and fade Give me the grass that has strong blades Give me a song that draws me hither Don’t dither and doubt
By Atomic Historian12 months ago in Poets
Allen Ginsberg: Voice of the Beat Generation
Early Life and Influences Born on June 3, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, Irwin Allen Ginsberg grew up in a family steeped in literary and cultural consciousness. His father, Louis Ginsberg, was a poet and high school teacher, while his mother, Naomi, was a politically active member of the Communist Party and suffered from severe mental illness, including paranoid schizophrenia. Naomi’s struggles profoundly influenced Ginsberg's work, particularly in his haunting poem Kaddish, which chronicles her life and death with heartbreaking candor.
By Mr Ali12 months ago in Poets
Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979): A Master of Precision and Observation
Early Life and Education Elizabeth Bishop was born on February 8, 1911, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her childhood was marked by tragedy and instability. Her father died when she was just eight months old, and her mother suffered from mental illness, leading to her institutionalization when Bishop was only five years old. As a result, Bishop was raised by various relatives, spending much of her childhood in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Massachusetts. This sense of displacement and the search for a sense of home became recurring themes in her poetry.
By Mr Ali12 months ago in Poets
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963): A Profound Voice in Confessional Poetry
Life and Background Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Otto Plath, a German-born professor of entomology, and Aurelia Schober Plath, a second-generation Austrian-American. Her early years were marked by academic brilliance and creativity, but also by emotional challenges. Plath’s father died when she was just eight years old, a loss that deeply affected her and became a recurring theme in her poetry.
By Mr Ali12 months ago in Poets
Succinct
It started with a smile Sealed with a wink Oh, to be succinct How do you put all your love into one day When it’s as broad as a rainbow
By Atomic Historian12 months ago in Poets
Echoes of the Empty Soul
In the stillness of a hollowed night, Where shadows linger beyond the light, A silence grows, an endless sea, A quiet void that swallows me.
By COU12 months ago in Poets
Edgar Allan Poe: The Master of Macabre
Poe briefly attended the University of Virginia in 1826, where his promising academic career was cut short due to financial difficulties and mounting gambling debts. After a tumultuous stint in the military and an unsuccessful attempt at a West Point education, Poe turned his focus entirely to writing—a pursuit that would define his life, albeit fraught with struggles for stability and recognition.
By Mr Aliabout a year ago in Poets
Robert Frost: The Poet of New England’s Heart
Early Life and Influences Frost’s early life was marked by instability and hardship. His father, a journalist and a politically ambitious man, died of tuberculosis when Frost was only 11 years old. This loss prompted the family to move to Lawrence, Massachusetts, to live with Frost’s maternal grandparents. It was in New England, with its rolling landscapes and rural communities, that Frost found his poetic voice. His environment—its woods, fields, and hardworking people—became the backdrop for much of his poetry.
By Mr Aliabout a year ago in Poets
Why humanness in its virtue fails
Grieving through the breathing crevices of my mourning soul, I propelled through piercing glances of the ones who chose to score their goal.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Poets
After the Conflict
The dust settles, a shaky ceasefire in the kitchen light, the air gritty with unspoken regrets, yesterday’s words like shrapnel
By souhilaabout a year ago in Poets