Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers by Adrienne Rich

Aunt Jennifer’s tigers are brightly coloured dwellers of green forests. They are sure of the power and strength they possess. They are proud, confident, powerful and have no fear of men. They move with dignity, honour and confidence in an elegant manner. Aunt Jennifer...

My Mother At Sixty-Six by Kamala Das

The poet, Kamala Das is driving from her parent’s home to the airport at Cochin. Her mother, sitting beside her, is dozing with her mouth open. Her mother is very old. She is inactive, cold and lifeless at the age of sixty six. The poet feels the pain and ache of...

A THING OF BEAUTY By JOHN KEATS

GIST OF THE LESSON  The Poet, John Keats says that beautiful things will never become ‘nothing’ as they will continue to hold us in their spell and sooth our soul. Every beautiful thing is like a band that ties us to this earth as it makes us want to live and enjoy...

KEEPING QUIET – BY PABLO NERUDA

GIST OF THE POEM  The poet talks about the need of silence and quiet introspection and the importance of quietude and calmness. He also talks about creating a feeling of mutual understanding among human beings. The poet asks us to keep still and count up to twelve....