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E. E. Cummings' unique style of writing is analyzed and commented on in this essay.

"Literature critics writing about Hilda Doolittle have tended to focus their discussion on one among a series of possible splittings they find in her work: the word from the object, language from experience, public from private, or even a splitting of the self into two different selves. Those critics who have recuperated H. D. into the fields of feminist criticism and gay and lesbian studies generally stress the closeting of H.D.'s work. The work published during her lifetime-mostly poetry-addresses lesbian sexuality only very indirectly. The largely autobiographical prose manuscripts unearthed after her death take her lesbian relationships as their main subject."

The author describes the element of intensity found in almost every poem by E. E. Cummings and how he developed it.

"The Last Tea," a short story written by Dorothy Parker, is about the conversation that takes place between a woman and one of her detached suitors. The overview offers an analysis of the story and the different view points from each character.

This poem goes in depth in describing and analyzing H.D.'s poem based on "Helen of Egypt" - also known as "Helen of Troy. As war is one of her most popular topics to write poetry on, H.D. takes her audience into the minds of the Greeks at the time of the war and portrays a woman in the middle of love and war.

This poem goes in depth in describing and analyzing H.D.'s poem based on "Helen of Egypt" - also known as "Helen of Troy. As war is one of her most popular topics to write poetry on, H.D. takes her audience into the minds of the Greeks at the time of the war and portrays a woman in the middle of love and war.

A work overview of Rita Dove's poem, "This Life" analyzing the message and themes it presents. It shows the difference between the past and the present and the story of missed opportunities.

A brief article on Gary Snyder's work, "The Call of the Wild". The critical essay talks about how this was yet another one of Snyder's poems that slightly hinted at Buddhist practice. However "The Call of the Wild" was more directly related to examining the Native Americans. The main symbol of this work is the Coyote

This article was from the first-person experience of Joyce Owens - a woman who draws connections to H.D.'s poem "The Dancer." She also describes her experience meeting H.D. and her connection with the poem's illustration of the connection of God and feminism.

Rita Dove's poetry collection "Thomas and Beulah" focuses on the story of her grandparents. Dove portrays her understanding of perspective through the two characters assuming the typical gender roles at the time.

In the following essay, Ramazani argues that Plath's poems expressing grief fit the criteria of modern elegy and that Plath expanded the genre by adding a tone of abiding anger.

In the following essay, Bawer contends that Plath's extreme popularity as a confessional poet in the 1960s can be attributed more to her reputation as an oppressed and victimized existentialist than to the literary merit of her works.

This article analyzes the entire poem "In a Station of the Metro" and provides some information about how Imagism is used in the poem and what certain imagery may mean.

A critical essay on Rita Dove's poem, "Geometry." It goes into depth the comparison between geometry and poetry in the sense that it allows the mind to expand and ultimately, lead to liberation.

This essay analyzes the poem Renascence, but also reinforces the idea about the simplicity and power of Ms. Millay's poetry.

Critical Essay which examines the themes of Joy Harjo's poetry, and also addresses the subjects that she identifies with the most.

A critical essay on the strength and endurance Anne Sexton illustrated throughout her difficult life. The hardships and the struggles she encountered which led to her eventual suicide

Julian White dissects Gary Soto's poem Oranges and explains the feelings that the poem brings out from the reader.

"This 1981 collection, with its mythological resonance and intricate stanza forms, was one of Bly's most revolutionary in its time. "Black Coat" is the point where Bly's poetry meets his fascination with the male psyche, laying the poetry foundation for his subsequent work with men and his prose work, Iron John" (Robertbly.com)

This is an overview of Harjo's poem "Anniversary". The author analyzes the dialect of the poem line by line.

I used this to see if Giovanni was actually a black panther or just a supporter. It says she was "once a rebellious daughter of the movement". So I'm still a little unsure. I'll have to do more research the black panthers. Some question I have are : were the black panthers like a gang were to become a member a person has to go through some sort of intiation? or was it more like joing a political party? (ie democrat republican)