Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180:how to Tell Your Mother There Will Be No Grandkids in Her Future
In this non-prose piece, the poet advises how to communite with a mother that there will be no grandchildren from her in the future.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: A New Poet
This six-stanza poem describes the characteristics of a new poet.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Timely Enumerations Concerning Sri Lanka
This poem shares the sights and treasures of Sri Lanka. The turbulent history of Sri Lanka is emphasized.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Birth Day
This three-stanza poem expresses his mother's joy in giving birth to her daughter.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Do You Love Me?
This seven-stanza poem shares a scene of a girl questioning a dog to see if it loves her.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Second Estrangement
In this poem, the author writes about the experience of getting separated from a parent while out shopping.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Hymn of a Fat Woman
This poem shares some imaginary thoughts from the perspective of an obese woman.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: My Father's Hats
In this poem, the author shares his memories of his father. The memories were sparked from the hats.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Some Clouds
This poem is about how one person deals with a loved one's death.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: When Death Comes
This poem shares the poet's thoughts about death and how she wants her life to have been lived.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: To Stammering
This poem shares the pain experienced by a person who has a speech disorder.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Grammar Lesson
This poem shares a humorous message about grammar rules.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Blind
The poem shares the sad experience of seeing a loved one lose the sense of sight.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: On a Cape May Warbler Who Flew Against My Window
This poem dramatizes a Cape May warbler bird running into a window and subsequently dying.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Kitchen Shears Speak
This poem shares the point of view of kitchen scissors.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Slow Children at Play
This poem shares the scene of children coming inside after playing outside.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Lift Your Right Arm
This poem gives a scenario of giving and taking orders.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Machines
This poem describes the characteristics of an effective machine.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Cat Scat
This poem is an example of a sonnet with a rhyme scheme with the topic that shares what a cat can hear.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Courtesy of the Blind
In this seven-stanza poem, the poet writes about the experience of reading her poetry to the blind. She grows increasingly uncomfortable as they cannot see the images in her words, yet they are courteous to a fault and smile and applaud...
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Morning
This single-stanza poem shares the poet's happiness when her cat appears.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Hate Poem
In five stanzas, the poet reflects on items in her life that are detested.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: The Birthday
This poem expresses the events to come after turning age thirty.