Classic and Contemporary Poetry

SAILING HOME FROM RAPALLO, by ROBERT LOWELL            Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Your nurse could only speak italian,
Last Line: Was wrapped like panettone in italian tinfoil
Variant Title(s): Life Studies: Sailing Home From Rapallo
Subject(s): Italy; Mothers; Death; Sea Voyages; Cemeteries; Fathers; Italians; Dead, The; Graveyards