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Title Poet Poem Criticism Type Tags
Karen L. Kilcup: On "Design" Robert Frost Design Poem Criticism Death; Darkness; Appall
Brad Gooch: On "A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island" Frank O'Hara A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island Poem Criticism Koch; anthology; Mayakovsky; conversation; Death; prophetic
Kevin Stein on: "A Step Away From Them" Frank O'Hara A Step Away From Them Poem Criticism imagery; time; restrictions; Death; safety
Kevin Stein: On "The Day Lady Died" Frank O'Hara The Day Lady Died Poem Criticism Holiday; jazz; music; Death; mourning; excitement; simplicity; influences
Frank O'Hara's: A Step Away From Them Poem Criticism Negro; Coca-Cola; radiance; New York; cab; Puerto Ricans; Death; poignant; earth; Life
Marjorie Perloff: On "The Asians Dying" W. S. Merwin The Asians Dying Poem Criticism memory; rain; eyes; Death; bodies; colors; radical construct; subversive construct; modernity
Edward Brunner: On "Sun and Rain" W. S. Merwin Sun And Rain Poem Criticism Caesura; Verse; experience; Turns; Prose; Syntax; form; strength; Death; Gift; Prepositional Phrases; Active Statements; memory; Sorrow
Marjorie Perloff: On "For The Anniversary of My Death" W. S. Merwin For the Anniversary of My Death Poem Criticism Anniversary; Death; undecidable; stanzaic; eternity; bowing; mockery; abstract; elegant
Edward Brunner on "The Asians Dying" W. S. Merwin The Asians Dying Poem Criticism Death; asians; Irony; animals; possessors
Thomas H. Johnson: On 258 ("There's a certain Slant of light") Emily Dickinson 258 (There's a certain Slant of light,) Poem Criticism Religion; Sensory; Death; Mood; Light; imagery; Spiritual
Caroline Rogue: On 465 ("I heard a Fly buzz--when I died--") Emily Dickinson 465 (I heard a Fly buzz——when I died——) Poem Criticism Death; humor; death bed; meaning of the fly; assumptions
Paula Bennett: On 465 ("I heard a Fly buzz--when I died--") Emily Dickinson 465 (I heard a Fly buzz——when I died——) Poem Criticism Death; humor; Irony; curiosity; unknown; after life
Daniel Tiffany: On "In a Station of the Metro" Ezra Pound In a Station of the Metro Poem Criticism Death; Imagism; excision