|
|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINGFOOT LAKE, by RITA DOVE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: On her 36th birthday, thomas had shown her
Last Line: Under the company symbol, a white foot %sprouting two small wings
Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Ethnic Groups - United States; Minorities - United States; Swimming; U.s. - Race Relations
First Line: On her 36th birthday, thomas had shown her
Last Line: Under the company symbol, a white foot %sprouting two small wings
Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Ethnic Groups - United States; Minorities - United States; Swimming; U.s. - Race Relations
View Poem Text
Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!
Other Poems of Interest...
TRAVELS IN THE SOUTH: 2. THE CREEK NATION EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI by SIMON J. ORTIZ
TRAVELS IN THE SOUTH: 3. CROSSING THE GEORGIA BORDER INTO FLORIDA by SIMON J. ORTIZ
LAMENTING THE INEVITABLE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER
MY RICH UNCLE, WHOM I ONLY MET THREE TIMES by MARGE PIERCY
FROM OKRA TO GREENS by NTOZAKE SHANGE
BEHAVING LIKE A JEW by GERALD STERN
1914: 2. SAFETY by RUPERT BROOKE