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Title Poet Poem Criticism Type Tags
David Kalstone: On "Memories of West Street and Lepke" General Poet Criticism West Street Jail; experiences; connections; privileged; New York City; Boston; compare
Helen Vendler: On "For the Union Dead" Robert Lowell For the Union Dead Poem Criticism Boston; Boston Arts Festival; Robert Gould Shaw; Augustus Saint Gaudens; Boston State House; Irish; immigrant Irish; Aquarium; Boston Common; burial; aesthetic; Massachusetts 54th Regiment; Battle of Fort Wagner
Lowell: On"For the Dead Union" Poem Criticism Historical; Boston; past; present; CivilWar; AllenTate; Shaw; Memorial; ethical; comparison
Steven Gould Axelrod: On "Skunk Hour" Robert Lowell Skunk Hour Poem Criticism Catholic; protestant; Boston; emotion; rebellion; social structure