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Category Archives: CloseRead
Unpacking “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
When looking at “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes, the form of it clearly echoes the content of the poem. In the first stanza Hughes writes, “I’ve known the rivers:/ I’ve known the rivers ancient as the world … Continue reading
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The Rhythm of the Earth Cannot be Played, Only Listened to
The simplistic style, distinct word choice, and the provocative tone of E. E. Cumming’s O Sweet Spontaneous create a powerful piece of nature conscious literature that looks to indirectly answer the essence of life on earth. The presentation of the … Continue reading
Self-dependence in “Tea at the Palaz of Hoon”
In “Tea at the Palaz of Hoon,” Wallace Stevens uses the self and the mind as a point of stability in a world teeming with questions and uncertainty. The chaos of the post-war environment is left behind in favor of … Continue reading
Snow Day: Stevens’ Creative Strength and Unsettling Oddness
In “Tea at the Palaz of Hoon” (ANTH 247), Stevens uses imagination to go beyond the confines of reality and create a sort of “haven” within his own mind. However, it does not seem to be an escape from reality, … Continue reading
Langston Hughes vs. The Harlem Renaissance, A Close Reading
Through his poems, particularly “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” and “Dream Boogie,” Langston Hughes was attempting to communicate the truth about blackness. He was not interested in activism, but simply wished to convey art of, by, and for black people. … Continue reading
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A Veil of White: Claude McKay’s “The White City”
In the poem “The White City”(ANTH 503), Claude McKay uses contrast imagery and the sonnet form to express his steadfast hatred of the white man and segregation, as well as emphasizing his love of the city itself despite its associations … Continue reading
Linking Sculpture and Poetry: Mina Loy’s Beautiful tribute to Brancusi
Mina Loy’s Brancusi’s Golden Bird is a beautifully written, and abstract, poem that describes the art of “Costantin Brancusi…[a] pioneer of abstract sculpture” (Loy 273). Brancusi was French, although born in Romania, and was renowned for his modernist bird statues … Continue reading
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“The Second Coming”: A Close Read
“The Second Coming” explains Yeats’ theory of the movement of history. Yeats’ philosophy focuses on ‘gyres,’ circular or spiral turns, which represent progression into a new era. Spiritual themes intertwine within the poem and reflect Yeats’ personal ideologies about the … Continue reading
A Prayer for My Daughter
William Butler Yeats was, as the Norton Anthology authors state, an Irish cultural nationalist. Yeats has several different types of styles; the Irish poet, the anti-nationalist poet, and the cosmopolitan poet. Yeats is most famous for his war poems but … Continue reading
All the Small Things: A Close Read of Marianne Moore’s “Poetry”
You are struck by an ever present feeling of quirkiness when you begin to read Marianne Moore’s poems, but soon you’re assaulted by a sense of gravity, wisdom, heartbreak, a little tongue-in-cheek, the boring—wait, was that a quote from a … Continue reading
