Sir Thomas Wyatt was a wonderful craftsman of love poems such as "Is it possible." Although love is a difficult thing to express, Wyatt makes it look too simple with his brilliant word choice and structure. With careful skill and attention to spacing, emphasis, and detail, he manages to create one of the most intriguing love odes to date.

Glasgow, 5th March, 1971', by Edwin Morgan, is a modern poem about a shocking crime committed upon `a young man and his girl' by `two youths' and witnessed by two expressionless drivers who pass by without turning a hair.

Comments on the Carol Ann Duffy poem - Originally. Discusses the themes and literary techniques employed by the poet.

The poems "Mariana" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and "Cousin Kate" by Christiana Rosetti both reflect women inequitable societal roles in 19th century England. An analysis of the literature techniques used in each poem

Compares and contrasts the two poems, Mr. Meant-To by Benjamin Franklin and Results and Roses by Edgar Guest. Describes differences in rhyming, stanzas, syllables, symbols, and the way in which the message is delivered.

Compares two poems by John Clare, "A Vision" and "I Am". Provides biographical detail on the English poet. Describes similar themes in the poems.

Compares and contrasts the poem, Daffodils by William Wordsworth and Miracle on St David's Day by Gillian Clark. Describes how there is a sense of great loneliness and sadness in both poems, but each is very different in the way they set this mood.

Discusses religious themes in Richard Crashaw's poems: "To the Infant Martyrs", "I am the Door" and "On the Wounds of Our Crucified Lord."

Compares and contrasts the two Robert Frost poems, Between Fire and Ice and The Road Not Taken. Reveals and analyzes the choices offered by each poem.

A comparative study of John Clare's "I Am" with Elizabeth Browning's "Sonnets from the Portuguese XLII." As sonnets, both poems feature strict construction and are both about childhood.

Provides a critical analysis of John Donne's metaphysical poem "Batter my Heart." Examines both content and techniques in the poem including alliteration and personification.

Provides an in-depth analysis of Theodore Roethke's poem "I Knew a Woman." Examines diction and tone, and Roethke's close attention to detail.

An examination and appreciation of John Donne's poem about a man trying to seduce a woman. Donne's use of imperative language, religious and natural imagery, and rhyming couplet form portray the man's sense of urgency and desperation.

Analyzes the poem, Mental Cases, by Wilfred Owen. Describes how it reflects upon the horrific consequences of war. Examines how Owen uses imagery and language to elicit strong emotions from readers.

Derek Walcott's "Selected Poetry" is a combination of the eloquent, the ironical and the colloquial. His eloquent voice adds a certain flair and originality to his poetry, his ironic voice encourages contemplation over his chosen subject matter, and his colloquial style enables us to understand and connect to his poetry at a more personal level.

The poem makes a bitter protest against the idea that dieing for one's country is "Sweet and noble." By describing the agonizing death of one soldier caught in a gas attack during "World War One.

A comparison/contrast explication of "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe and "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh.

Analysis of the lines and stanza structure of the poem "Prayer of Steel" by Carl Sandburg. The prayer is about the author asking God to help him to God's will.

Provides a formalist reading of Robert Frost's For Once Then Something. Describes how the ordinary words in the poem create a picture in the mind of the reader, enabling him to comprehend better the illusive chase for truth, and how futile man's attempts to fully understand life are.

In his poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," Dylan Thomas says those on the verge of death should stand in opposition to death because their lives are not complete. But Thomas is inadvertently illustrating that fighting death is in vain, for living life is in vain.

John Donne's "Holy Sonnet XIV" conveys a clear message of divine trust and love despite everpresent weakness. Donne's use of thoughtful paradoxes, such as creation and destruction, peace and violence, and the righteous with the unholy, contrast the speaker's innately sinful tendencies with God's divine characteristics and reveal the speaker's desire for spirituality.

Lois Jones uses powerful words to show that war is appalling. The use of symbolism with the beetles show how she feel about innocents lives being taken.

Provides an analysis of the poem "A Lover's Vow" by Henry Howard.

Discusses the work of Sylvia Plath and includes an analysis of most of her poems.

Robert Frost's "Directive" and T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" are both poems about quests the writer must take in life. Eliot wants someone to accompany him on his journey and Frost is taking a journey into the past.

The structure and symbolism of Edgar Allan Poe's "Ulalume," a poem in which the narrator loses a beautiful woman, Ulalume, when she dies and must wonder with his soul.

Compares `Lore' by R.S.Thomas and Woman Work by Maya Angelou. Discusses how the poets show their attitude toward life and work in their poems.

Essay analyzes William Blake's poem "A Poison Tree."

In her poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband," Anne Bradstreet expresses her profound love and undying affection for her husband. Bradstreet makes a point to enlighten her husband of her devotion and longing as opposed to duty, which leaves the question whether or not she reflected the Puritan lifestyle of her time. She conveys this message through figurative language and declarative tone, using imagery, repetition, and paradoxes.

African American migration to the north as presented through Langston Hughes' poems.

In John Donne's Holy Sonnet XIV, "Batter My Heart," the use of simile and metaphor enable Donne to humanize God; however, the poem's violent imagery restores the power and divinity of God. Through the projection of life's frailty, powerlessness in captivity, and sexual assault, "Batter My Heart" forces the image of an all-powerful deity.

Analyzes three poems by Australian Gwen Harwood , "The Glass jar", "Prize Giving" and "Father and Child." Describes how each poem presents a different perspective and attitudes towards individual situations and surroundings.

Essay analyzes the poem "Naked Girl and Mirror" by Judith Wright and gives a brief biography about the author.

The poems "The Almond Tree" by Jon Stallworthy and "An Abortion" by Liz Lochhead address themes of birth, death, and regeneration. Both poems use wonderful imagery and highly effective language in describing the poets' experiences and conveying their feelings. Whereas Lochhead provides an arguably feminist perspective in describing the pain women feel when they lose a child, Stallworthy provides a masculine perspective in describing his distress over his son's having been diagnosed with Downs syndrome.

Contrasting views and philosophies about war can be depicted by comparing Rupert Brooke's poem "The Soldier" which portrays patriotism and bravery, Wilfred Owen's "Futility" that displays the wasted efforts of war and Leon Gellert's "Anzac Cove" which describes the horror and debt of war.

Analyzes the poem A World Where News Travelled Slowly, by Lavinia Greenlaw. Discusses the theme of the evolution of communication. Reviews the poet's use of style, symbols and literary devices.

Analyzes the poem,"Absence Makes the Heart grow Henry", written by Hannah. Explores the contradiction of a proverbial expression, bringing light to a poem clouded by allusion and irony.

Having fun on your life's journey, but keeping you eye on the goals of success, is a key theme in the poem "Ithaka" by Constantine P. Cavafy.

How are Adam and Eve expressions of God's divinity? What characteristics do they both possess that make them similar yet different? What is their relationship to each other and to all created things in general?

Langston Hughes wrote his poem "Mother to Son" during the Harlem Renaissance era of the 1960s when the movement for black American civil rights was strong. The poems details the injustice blacks faced and provided inspiration that the battle for civil rights would be won.

In his introduction to John Berryman's unfinished work Recovery, about his efforts to recover from alcoholism, Saul Bellows asserts that the act of writing poetry "killed" Berryman, and alcohol helped fuel the writing process: "Inspiration contained a death threat.

An overview of Margaret Atwood's references of allusion to Greek mythological creatures, known as sirens, in her poem "Siren Song." The sirens enabled Atwood to emphasize her point about the fallability of men and the deceitful nature of men's assumption about women being feeble and delicate.

This is an essay about a poem written by Adrienne Rich from her book:"A dream from a common language."

Two poets whose poems have influence the poetry world greatly are Whitman and Dickinson. They are considered to be American Masters. The tones of their poetry are completely opposite, yet these two poets wrote how they felt and from the lives around them. Their lives were exact opposites, as ws their poetry; but they shared many similarities.

This essay discusses the value and merit of British Poet Judith Beveridge's poems "Domesticity of Giraffes" and "Fox in a tree stump." Describes how each poem clarifies the value of life.

Essay provides an analysis of "The Sun Rising" by John Donne.

Analyzes Harrison's poem 'A Good Read.' Examines the relationship between Harrison and his father. Explores the advantages of the sonnet form to express the deep emotions felt by the poet.

Analyzes a selection of Carl Sandburg poems, including Fog and Chicago. Provides biographical detail on the American poet.

An analysis of descriptive imagery in Audre Lorde's "Hanging Fire."

Provides a brief analysis of the Philip Booth poem, First Lesson, which describes his daughter's first swimming lesson. Discusses themes in the poem as well as poetic devices used.