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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINGS, by MARY OLIVER Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I saw the heron Last Line: They fought, they wanted / to lie down in that silky mash /of the swamp, the sooner / to fly | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CHANCE TO LOVE EVERYTHING by MARY OLIVER DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 4. THE LOTTERY GIRL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON FAREWELL TO HIS WIFE by GEORGE GORDON BYRON AN ANATOMY OF THE WORLD: THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY by JOHN DONNE MIDNIGHT ON THE GREAT WESTERN by THOMAS HARDY ON THE SITE OF A MULBERRY-TREE PLANTED BY SHAKESPEARE ... by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI CITY OF ORGIES by WALT WHITMAN A CHARACTER OF JOHN MORT by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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