As it says in the introduction (in case you missed it) there are plenty of other sites which will ‘explain’ poems, spot ‘poetic features’ or offer comprehension questions. The key to both understanding and enjoyment, in my view, is involvement: you need to do something. Having said that, some resources I’ve included are simply aids to further thought or research, such as the letter from Cecil Day-Lewis’s son or the links for ‘Romney Marsh’.
Before You Were Mine Blackberry Picking Catrin – Gillian Clarke
Come Into the Garden Maud 1 Come Into the Garden Maud 2 Come into the garden Maud + queries
The Farmer’s Bride Follower – Seamus Heaney Home Thoughts from Abroad
How Do I Love Thee My Last Duchess My Parents Kept Me from Children Who Were Rough
Ozymandias 1 Ozymandias 2 Romney Marsh – John Davidson
The Sentry The Soldier and Sentry Word Sort Tissue – Imtiaz Dharker
To Autumn Walking Away – Day-Lewis Winter Swans – Owen Sheers
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