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Three Floors by Stanley Kunitz  — Research Starter

"Three Floors" by Stanley Kunitz is a formal poem structured into four rhyming stanzas, reminiscent of a ballad or hymn, that invites readers to explore a family's emotional landscape within a house's…

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden  — Research Starter

"Those Winter Sundays" is a poignant poem by Robert Hayden that reflects on the complexities of familial relationships, particularly between a father and son. The poem recalls a childhood memory where…

This painted lie you see by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz  — Research Starter

"This painted lie you see," often referred to by its first line in Spanish, "Este, que ves, engaño colorido," is a poignant sonnet by the renowned Mexican poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Written in…

This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison by Samuel Taylor Coleridge  — Research Starter

"This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison" is a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that explores themes of isolation, friendship, and the appreciation of nature. The poem is structured in three verse paragraphs,…

This Is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams  — Research Starter

"This Is Just to Say" is a poem by William Carlos Williams that presents a simple yet evocative narrative in the form of a brief note. The poem consists of three stanzas, each with four short lines,…

This afternoon, my love by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz  — Research Starter

"This Afternoon, My Love" is a classical sonnet by the renowned Mexican poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, featured in her collection "De Amor y de Discreción" ("Of Love and Discretion"). The poem…

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens  — Research Starter

"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" is a sequence of thirteen individual poems by Wallace Stevens that explores themes of perception and existence through the lens of Imagism, a movement that…

Thinking of the Lost World by Randall Jarrell  — Research Starter

"Thinking of the Lost World" is a lengthy free-verse poem by Randall Jarrell that serves as a reflective meditation on memory and the passage of time. It is the concluding piece in Jarrell's final…

They Flee from Me by Sir Thomas Wyatt  — Research Starter

"They Flee from Me" is a lyric poem by Sir Thomas Wyatt, structured into three rhyme royal stanzas. The poem expresses the emotional turmoil of a speaker reflecting on a lost romantic relationship…