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...poem, " Jacqueline The reader can see how their love to begin with was purely formal and not about love. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Comments about I Go Back To May 1937 by Sharon Olds.
Sharon Olds’ poem, “I Go Back to May 1937” is a work that is rife with imagery, at the same time beautiful and savage. Well done. This may be why the title, "I Go Back to May 1937" sounds so awkward; it was never meant to be published. 23 October 2014 Read More A fantastic job! Read More Read More “I say Do what you are going to do, and I will tell about it” (line 30). Nicely written and told from an interesting perspective. ...Sharon Olds’ poem “ She revives the remembrance of what is now so painful to her but bold enough to face it fearlessly..............candidly expressed...........thanks for sharing Setting of the Poem "at the formal gates of their colleges" This line sets up the image. I see them standing at the formal gates of their colleges, Such an interesting write, Sharon....... a huge 10+++ It is an initially deceptive one; the imagery Olds employs through the course of the poem grows increasingly intense, even violent, belying …
...Chalonna Sanford
Summary of Poem "red tiles glinting like bent plates of blood behind his head" Author is reflecting on a Read More
Really like this, a really really good poem. Congratulations dear Sharon for being selected this poem as the member poem of the day.
Thank you for your wonderful poem, Paul Reply. Paul Amrod (11/23/2017 5:11:00 PM) A very dynamic warning exhibiting the necessity of personal thought before actions are taken, I am also a propagator of self-thinking. This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.I Go Back To May 1937 Poem by Sharon Olds - Poem Hunter© Poems are the property of their respective owners.
In conclusion, it is evident that the poem I go back to May 1937 is a vibrant, unique and savage account of innocence lost.
Professor Brown ... This poem hits hard and pulls no punches. Read More Maria Notte
“I Go Back to May 1937” was first published in 1987’s The Gold Cell, and has been widely anthologized since.. Please join StudyMode to read the full document
In Sharon Old’s poem, I Go Back to May 1937 [i], she uses descriptive imagery, repetition, and a child’s preexistent vantage point to tell the selfish story of a broken relationship between a mother and father. ...his or her life thought: “If Holy cow!
Stupendous write. ...Write 2 paragraphs on ONE of the Sharon Olds poems handed out in class (either '
... I enjoyed the perspective of the narrative. Read More
...Write 2 paragraphs on ONE of the Sharon Olds poems handed out in class (either 'I Go Back to May 1937' or '35/10') - One paragraph on imagery in the poem - One paragraph on a literary element of your choice (metaphors, similes, etc.