Thomas Love Peacock exposes the unfairness of religious moralism towards the poor.
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Tag: IGCSE Poetry Resources
These are the Times We Live In
Imtiaz Dharker’s poem exposes institutional xenophobia through a demeaning interaction.
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Children of Wealth
Elizabeth Daryush shows how money can’t buy happiness in this sympathetic sonnet.
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The Bus
Get your tickets and board Arun Kolatkar’s mysterious old bus for a mystical nighttime journey.
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Away, Melancholy
When Stevie Smith gets knocked down, she gets back up again.
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From Long Distance
Tony Harrison’s father copes with grief in his own way.
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The City Planners
Take a drive through Margaret Atwood’s sinister suburban poem to find out who the City Planners are – and what they really want.
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A Consumer’s Report
Peter Porter pushes back against consumer-culture in this uniquely un-poetic poem.
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Night Sweat
Sink or swim in the sea of Robert Lowell’s obsession.
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