Sylvia Plath

We read the poem Daddy by Sylvia Plath. The poem itself didn't really affect me, but I found Sylvia Plath's life quite interesting. Being in the shadow of her famous husband, always left behind, as some kind of trophy wife despite of being very talented must have been very hard. It seems like that the world wasn't quite ready for her, so she couldn't find what should have been her role in the world, in life. Her suicide seems like the result of being misunderstood.

Robert Frost : Design

The topic of the poem is basically the creation. Frost thinks that every event happening in life is so specific, that it can't be just the coincidence. Like, what are the odds of finding a white spider, a heal-all and a moth at the same time. It's a little bit dark, almost suggesting that the design itself is not good, but vicious. For me, the poem suggests that we have absolutely no control on our life, because it's all governed by design, so the best thing is just to hope that this "design" has good intentions.

Mary Oliver : The Kingfisher

This is one of the first poems we read in the class. It's very descriptive, Mary Oliver describes how the kingfisher eats in detail. She is trying to show how every simple act in life is beautiful. Also, one's survival is one's death. The kingfisher survives by eating the fish, and in the process the fish has to die, because this is the circle of life. I didn't really like this poem, I was missing the emotion.