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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FIRST CORNCRAKE, by JOHN HEWITT Poet's Biography First Line: We heard the corncrake's call from close at hand Last Line: Without one glimpse of him that made the cry. %the heart still hankers for the rounded shape Subject(s): Birds; Corncrakes | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IVY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CHILD OF MY HEART by EDWIN MARKHAM TO OUR BLESSED LADY (1) by HENRY CONSTABLE THE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFS; OR, THE BRITISH SOLDIER IN CHINA by FRANCIS HASTINGS CHARLES DOYLE THE IRISH SPINNING-WHEEL by ALFRED PERCEVAL GRAVES WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT? by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS |
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