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About the Poet: To my grown up son by Alice E. Chase was published in 1986. The poem’s narrator is a mother, who has risen to be the representative symbol of all mother figures, with her insightful reminiscing of her son’s childhood days, that subtly yet eloquently elucidates the regrets that is commonly felt by… Continue reading To My Grown-Up Son Summary by Alice E. Chase
About the Poet: Amanda Lukas is an American poet who writes beautiful poems on relationship, romance, heartbreaks etc. Her poems are the source of expressing her emotions to the readers. Her poems could represent for any woman across cultures, and any woman of any age could relate with her. Her other poems: Daddy, When He… Continue reading Wining and Dining Summary by Amanda Lukas
“Where the Mind is Without Fear” was written during the British reign in India, before the country gaining its independence from colonial rule. In fact, Tagore died just a few years before 1947, when India became independent. So the country that he was living in was a country under oppression. However, the oppression was not… Continue reading Where the Mind is Without Fear: Analysis
Where the Mind is Without Fear was included in the volume called ‘Naibedya’, the original poem bears the title ‘Prarthana’ meaning prayer. The poem is a prayer to God. The poem was written by Rabindranath Tagore during the time when India was under the British Rule and people were eagerly waiting to get their freedom… Continue reading Summary of Where the Mind is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore
