1. “My Heart”- Frank O’Hara: O’Hara uses various metaphors and uncommon symbols to paint a unique but still relatable portrayal of what it means to have “heart.”
2. “For Tess”- Raymond Carver: This poem is built around a stunning tone shift. In the moment that Carver realizes what it might be like if he really were dead, what he cares about most comes into focus.
3. “Mutability”- Percy Bysshe Shelley: Shelley expresses a seemingly contradictory but ultimately true maxim— the only thing that stays the same in life is that things are always changing.
4. “Wild Geese”- Mary Oliver: This poem serves as the most beautiful reminder of our “place in the family of things.”
5. “The Mower”- Philip Larkin: Larkin’s dark, morbid humor begins the poem, but over the course of a short poem, he manages to transition to an uplifting message about kindness in the short amount of time we have in life.
Written by Mr. Milner
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