The Mail on Sunday (London, England), December 26th, 2004
Byline: DAISY GOODWIN
DAISY GOODWIN
Poems for life
My daughter brought this poem home from school the other day 'to discuss'.
As the meaning of it has been argued over by critics and readers since it was first published in 1923, I was curious to see what she made of it.
She said, 'Well, it's like having to do your homework when you'd rather be watching The OC.' Robert Frost would have approved of her reaction, as he felt that a poem's meaning existed in the mind of its reader. I chose this poem because I think it is particularly appropriate for those dead days between Christmas and New ...
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