Classic and Contemporary Poetry

LADS OF THE VILLAGE, by FLORENCE MARGARET SMITH                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: The lads of the village, we read in the lay
Last Line: Or upon any field of experience where pain makes patterns %the poet slanders
Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, Stevie
Subject(s): Housman, Alfred Edward (1859-1936); Man-woman Relationships; Women's Rights