About the Poet: Robert Hayden, born in 1913asAsa Bundy Sheffey, was an American poet, essayist and educator who served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1976–78, a role today known as US Poet Laureate. He was the first African-American writer to hold the office. Hayden studied…
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The Masters Summary by Frederick Morgan
About the Poet:Frederick Morgan, born on April 25, 1922 was a founder and for 55 years the editor of The Hudson…
The Himalayas Summary by Sujata Bhatt
About the Poet: Sujata Bhatt (born 6 May 1956) is an Indian poet, born in Ahmedabad. Bhatt has been recognized as a…
Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat Summary by T. S. Eliot
About the Poet: Thomas Stearns Eliot better known as T. S. Eliot was an essayist, publisher, playwright, literary…
Once Upon a Time Summary by Gabriel Okara
About the Poet: Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbain Okara (born April 21, 1921 in Bumodi, Nigeria) is a Nigerian poet and…
In the Country Summary by William Henry Davies
About the Poet: William Henry Davies or W. H. Davies born on 3 July 1871 was a Welsh poet and writer. Davies spent…
Cactus Summary by Koyamparambath Satchidanandan
Koyamparambath Satchidanandan was born in 1946 in Pulloot, a village in Kodungallur in the Thrissur District of …
On The Grasshopper and The Cricket Summary and Analysis
John Keats' Sonnet "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket" was written on December 30th 1816. Keats was born in…
Bangle Sellers Poem Summary by Sarojini Naidu
Bangle sellers take their load of bangles to the temple fair to sell them. The bangles are termed as “lustrous…
Summary and Analysis of If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda
“If You Forget Me” by Pablo Neruda has been translated from Spanish. It was originally titled as ‘Si Tu Me Olvidas’…
Summary and Analysis of the Night of the Scorpion by Nissim Ezekiel
About the poet – A Jewish-Indian poet, playwright, art critic (The Names of India (1964–66)) and editor (Poetry…
Analysis and Summary of If by Rudyard Kipling
The poem If by Kipling is a celebrated piece of poetry which has a lesson of value for almost every reader. 'If ' …