Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DROWNED WOMAN, by ELINOR WYLIE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He shall be my jailer Last Line: In the weeds of my hair. Alternate Author Name(s): Benet, William Rose, Mrs. Subject(s): Women | ||||||||
He shall be my jailer Who sets me free From shackles frailer Than the wind-spun sea. He shall be my teacher Who cries "Be brave." To a weeping creature In a glass-walled wave. But he shall be my brother Whose mocking despair Dives headlong to smother In the weeds of my hair. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A WOMAN'S DELUSION by SUSAN HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS THE WOMEN ON CYTHAERON by ROBINSON JEFFERS TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LADIES FOR DINNER, SAIPAN by KENNETH KOCH GOODBYE TO TOLERANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV BRONZE TRUMPETS AND SEA WATER; ON TURNING LATIN VERSE INTO ENGLISH by ELINOR WYLIE |
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