Classic and Contemporary Poetry

MARS AND VENUS (BOTTICELLI, CA. 1475), by RACHEL HADAS            Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Gold tape gently billowing with her breathing
Last Line: Rhyming, secret, intimate, and familiar, / their two mysteries mingle in this: deferral / of ever af
Variant Title(s): Mars And Venus
Subject(s): Art & Artists; Botticelli, Sandro (1444-1510); Mythology - Classical; Paintings & Painters; Filipepi, Alesandro Di Mariano