Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

The poem begins with this positive declaration which ... looking to the heavens for solace or forgiveness. one big thunderous downpour/ right through the empty script and score Suddenly we have ...

The title itself, Valentine, initially suggests that this poem will deal with the fairly conventional notions of love with its connotations of flowers, hearts and romance. However, the traditional ...