Classic and Contemporary Poetry

HOMAGE TO MISTRESS BRADSTREET: 21, by JOHN BERRYMAN                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Drencht & powerful, I did it with my body
Last Line: Blossom. Is that thing alive? I hear a famisht howl
Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, John, Jr.
Subject(s): Birth; Bradstreet, Anne (1612-1672); Child Birth; Midwifery