Poetry/Drama: Society and Culture by Zanae ARI

In Langston Hughes "Mother to Son" poem there was a lot of oppression of African Americans. They were not allowed the same rights or privileges, such as living conditions, as other people. For example in line 7, his mother says "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.It's had tacks in it,And splinters,And boards torn up," This shows that her experiences and journey in life have not been easy.

zari2 — 2017-01-04 16:23:55 UTC

Natalia Correa

2017-01-05 17:27:25 UTC

In Aimee Nezhukumatathil's "Wrap" poem there were strict gender roles in India. Women had to wear certain clothing to cover up. In line 12, the author states," her small hand wraps again the emerald green pallu of her sari tucked in at her hips, across her breast," This describes the style of clothing women wore in India as tradition. This description helps us better understand the context of the word 'wrap' and how it is used in her culture.

Hunter Harris

2017-01-05 17:28:02 UTC

"Facing It" is a poem by Yusef Komunyakaa that was written to describe his guilt and remorse after serving in the Vietnam War. Komunyakaa served in the United States army from 1969 till 1970, after which he was awarded the Bronze Star. When analyzing certain lines of the poem it's obvious the overall tone is guilt. Read these lines, "I touch the name Andrew Johnson;

I see the booby trap's white flash." The name Andrew Johnson sticks out to him, which after some reading it's easy to see Komunyakaa lost this friend in the Vietnam war. He's facing the guilt as he has survived, no matter how much he doesn't want to.

Drink Your Tea

2017-01-05 17:28:09 UTC

In Thich Nhat Hanh's "Drink Your Tea", he is advising the reader how they should complete actions or, metaphorically speaking, "drink their tea". He's telling one to do things, to move, as if it were the only thing that's happening, because it is the only thing that matters. At that moment. "Live the actual moment/Only this moment is life. This poem is from a book Nhat Hanh published in 1990. At the time he lived in a isolate area that one, especially someone in America (where it is never still), might think is boring. Lonesome. But this poem perfectly describes how in every moment, every place, every action you complete can be fulfilled if you live in the Now and not worry about the future.

Farewell

2017-01-05 17:28:13 UTC

"Afternoons" Jorge H. Aigla [David Nguyen]

2017-01-05 17:28:35 UTC

The setting of this poem takes place in Mexico City in 1954, it also took place when the author was just a little boy growing up. Around this time, the president at the time was Adolfo Ruiz Cortines who was a very caring president that made sure to erase any trace of poverty within Mexico City. This means that Jorge as as a child would not have had to deal with the troubles of poverty. Also 1954 was the time where "Hurricane Alice" ocurred. The tornado was quite close to Mexico City which suggests that Jorge may have been effected by that tornado too.

In "The Time Machine"

2017-01-05 17:28:49 UTC

Make sure you take care of the people that you have around you because one day they wont be here. The memories you have with the person will always be with you.

Always (Johnny Nguyen)

2017-01-05 17:28:56 UTC

Pablo Neruda. Pablo has had 3 wives and has had a marriage that lasted 11 years. In his life there has been a Spanish civil war and he lived to witness his best friend get executed. This inspired him to write about his love for his wife so no matter what happens or what may have happened in the past wont break him apart from his love. His poetry has really reflected on the political and social issues in South America.

Francisca Aguirre (Idair)

2017-01-05 17:29:08 UTC

in Farewell its about growing up when you get older you say goodbye to the past and once you die you say one last goodbye to life but it will be forgotten because its just a memory and like other memory's it will eventually be forgotten

Monologue of an Onion (Anna Nguyen)

2017-01-05 17:29:29 UTC

As Suji Kwock Kim wrote ¨Monologue of an Onion,¨ people were deceived by the thought of love because of movies and books. They would have this ideal picture of love and whenever they were trying to find a special someone, they would always look for specific qualities. For instance, the poet says, ¨...you who want to grasp the heart of things, hungry to know where meaning lies.¨ What the poet means by this is that people try to find love and when they realize nobody fits the ideal image, then they get upset and continue to look more.

Alone (Jaymez King)

2017-01-05 17:29:50 UTC

In the poem "Alone"(created by historian and song writer Maya Agelou), the author focuses her poem on humanity and how to survive it. She talks about how nobody could survive humanity without becoming their own person. While the poem is a little on the darker side of things, the story telling and vivid vocabulary make up for it

In A walk through the Cemetery. Cristina Ricano

rican351268 — 2017-01-05 17:29:53 UTC

Soto's "A walk through the cemetery" is about how his friend didn't want to contribute to the change of society and didn't want to do the "Japanese-American internment in 1942" so for being a Righteous yet, stubborn man. He went to jail for it, and then died soon after that, because he didn't want to be apart of that and want to be proud of his heritage.

"Kelp" By Jeffrey Yang. Jimmy Vu

2017-01-05 17:30:11 UTC

In "Kelp" written by Jeffrey Yang, Yang writes about present day society of his home country of China as China is becoming more depend on itself, as represented as a kelp forest. China has a history of isolation of other countries around the world so it also goes into deeper details of how that affected China til present day and how we can just forget about others in such a large world. However he also reminds us that we are all connected in some way so we should give the same thoughts to everyone around us as well for they are as important as anything else.

Robert Stevenson (Chad)

2017-01-05 17:30:17 UTC

He was an only child who was sickly at a young age and had a nurse to stay at home with him he has dedicated many peoms to her the most shortest but impactfull poem was " to my mother" this was impactfull beacuse it represents many children who are oprhans dont get to experince there mothers like everyone does

Portrait by Count Girolamo Nerli, 1892

Octavio Paz (D'Andrew Loredo )

2017-01-05 17:30:33 UTC

Poem = "As One listens To the rain"
The author is describing how you can listen to rain without sound when he says " Without listening, hear what I say
with eyes open inward, asleep
with all five senses awake,
it's raining, light footsteps, a murmur of syllables,
air and water, words with no weight"
The person that the author is describing is very observant. The author was probably with a friend observing the way nature was because he was describing it through his prospective.

"black magic" Amiri Baraka-zach jennings

2017-01-05 17:31:11 UTC

Amiri often wrote for peoples rights.He quickly became a black nationalist
he wrote black magic during the black rights movements

Tierra Still I Rise

2017-01-05 17:31:33 UTC

Maya Angelou wrote a poem on how you rise up in life. As Black women it is hard to stand up for your rights and what you want. That leaves you with anger and confusion , as said in the poem, ." You may trod me in the very dirt But still, I rise". If you are not treated right keep you and keep rising and it will get better at the end of the day.

"The World Is Angry" by Nancy Mercado Sara Malley

malle328576 — 2017-01-05 17:31:38 UTC

What happening in the poem is current day events, like, tsunamis, tornadoes, and wildfires.
But the reason why thing like that exist, is because of man polluting the Earth and the Earth is trying to get back at us by creating these storms.

Surprised by Joy-Thomas Fuentes!!!

2017-01-05 17:31:47 UTC

William Wordsworth
Surprised by Joy is a poem explaining that with what ever bad situation you get into, you will always get surprised by the little joys that you have on the sides.William is a poet that writes from his heart as he once said "fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

I Am On My Way To Oklahoma... -Sandra Cisneros Lilly Tran

2017-01-05 17:32:39 UTC

In this poem she writes about how people back then couldn't just leave his/her partner. She knew that it was wrong. Sandra writes this, saying that she is writing from her personal experiences. Back then women didn't have the right to just do whatever they wanted. They had to think about the consequences from their family and friends.

Wrap Korede Oyalami

oyala476451 — 2017-01-05 17:32:55 UTC

Aimee Nezhukumatathil, coming from an Indian background wrote 'Wrap' In the the poem, culturally, we can see what seems to be the way women are expected to dress. In line 12-14, the author gives a brief description of the clothing, "Her small hand wraps, again the emerald green pallu of her sari tucked in at her hips" Socially we can see that "wraps" differ from culture to culture. For instance in lines 1-2 Aimee contrasts meanings of "wraps" in different cultures, "I don't mean when a movie ends, as in, it's a! Nor tortillas splitting with the heavy wet of bean." Her comparison doesn't only depict her Indian background, but it shows other cultures and social elements as well.

Sympathy (Paige)

2017-01-05 17:34:28 UTC

In Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "Sympathy", he based it on black men during the 1800's. A caged bird is a metaphor for black men feeling "trapped" and not being able to enjoy life like white men.

Maya Angelou "Recovery"

2017-01-05 17:35:27 UTC

William
Her family is still going through times where they wish they could see her again. That they can't go and see her again, but they know she is in a better place. In society they are still going through a time , but maya ensures them that she is in a secure and better place

Langston Hughes

hunte422750 — 2017-01-05 17:36:29 UTC

Jalon Hunter
"Mother to son"
During this time when langston hughes wrote this Poem It was during a tough time. They were going through segregation and inequality between races. Also his mom in the poem talks about how there going through a tough time but to not give up and although times are getting rough to not let the little stuff get to him.

N.I.G.G.A (Esosa)

2017-01-05 17:40:44 UTC

At the time the author made this poem, the author was in the America that we all live in now. Being a black man is not the greatest or most opportunistic characteristic someone could have, and he repeatedly states this in the poem. However, he comments on his ways of rising above it.

Dunya Mikhail "The Iraqi Nights" (Peter Nguyen)

2017-01-05 18:00:23 UTC

In the poem "The Iraqi Nights" , she lived during the Iraqi War, which everyday she had to live in fear. Her life was never normal during the war, and she felt as she would never return to her normal life due to the war seeming endless. She hopes to one day be able to experience the normal life again. In line 29 - 32, she says "And every moment something ordinary will happen under the sun."