Meeting at Night

Meeting at Night by Robert Browning

I really loved the description in this poem. As I have said with another poem, it wasn't just a description of the sight, but there is description of everything. You can really be in the moment with Browning.

Daybreak

Daybreak by John Donne

I really liked this poem. Even though you can tell that Donne was born in a completely different century, it is easy to understand and still applies to current day society. You can really feel the emotion that he put into the poem. It's nice for it to come across so easily.

Whatif

Whatif by Shel Silverstein

I have always loved this poem, as I have all Shel Silverstein poems. I particularly like this one because of the whatif theme. I think everyone experiences this whether they're young or old. Also, the whimsical nature that he writes it in fits the chaotic and childish nature that our brains are in when we're in the semi-conscious state that we're in before we go to sleep.

To Her Father with Some Verses

To Her Father with Some Verses by Anne Bradstreet

I didn't understand this poem. At least, I didn't understand the connection between a poem and a father-daughter relationship. Perhaps I misunderstood something.

Dreams

Dreams by Langston Hughes

I really enjoyed this poem. I liked the concept as well as the brevity. The message was short, sweet and to the point. The fact that the poem was concise really just added to the message of it. Without dreams, life is full of despair. There's no more to say about it.

Tintern Abbey

Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth

I really did not like this poem. I started to read it, but then I scrolled down the page and it was so long that I decided to just skim it. I didn't like it even in skimming it. It was droning and prosaic and I'm just not into prosaic poems. They should be essays, not poems.

After Apple Picking

After Apple Picking by Robert Frost

I really like the imagery in this poem. Frost not only invokes sight, but he invokes scent, touch, taste and sound too. It makes me really be able to imagine being there, not just seeing the place that he was, but really being there. It's quite a gift to be able to do that. It's impressive.

Freeway 280

Freeway 280 by Lorna Dee Cervantes

I like the way that Cervantes incorporated her Spanish heritage and the language into her poem. She sued it appropriately too and it wouldn't really confuse anyone that doesn't know Spanish. It puts a little bit more of her into the poem than it would otherwise.

Sestina d'Inverno

Sestina d'Inverno by Anthony Hecht

I really like this style of poetry (the sestina.) I like the repetition of the end words. It gets them caught in your mind and really makes an impact. I like the way that Hecht picked a place as one of his words too. Also, his enjambment was very creative and showed his flexibility as a poet.

Answer to a Child's Question

Answer to a Child's Question by Samuel T. Coleridge

I liked the whimsy in this poem and, yet again, the personification. I particularly enjoyed the bit about the wind and how it sings a loud song, but one that is unfamiliar. I often find myself, as I believe others do as well, hearing things in the wind. Not really thinking the wind is speaking, like a crazy person might, but I often think I hear someone talking and go to turn around to see who it is, only to find that the wind is playing tricks on me. That one line in this poem captures that feeling nicely.