Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHILD LABOR, by CHARLOTTE PERKINS STETSON GILMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: No fledgling feeds the fatherbird Last Line: That lives upon its young! Alternate Author Name(s): Stetson, Charlotte Perkins Subject(s): Child Labor; Social Protest | ||||||||
No fledgling feeds the father bird, No chicken feeds the hen, No kitten mouses for the cat This glory is for men. We are the wisest, strongest race: Long may our praise be sung The only animal alive That lives upon its young! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SONG FOR MANY MOVEMENTS by AUDRE LORDE NAT BACON'S BONES by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH ALL LIFE IN A LIFE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS VICARIOUS ATONEMENT by RICHARD ALDINGTON TOWARD THE JURASSIC AGE by CLARIBEL ALEGRIA IN GEORGETOWN; HOLIDAY INN, WASHINGTON, D.C. by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE AFTERLIFE: LETTER TO STEPHEN DOBYNS: 1 by HAYDEN CARRUTH A CONSERVATIVE by CHARLOTTE PERKINS STETSON GILMAN |
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