|
|
Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POET FRANCOIS VILLON......, by PENTII HOLAPPA Poem Explanation First Line: The poet francois villon had good reason Last Line: Poets are: you can't make them %disappear even by forgetting them | |||
The poet François Villon had good reason for dodging death. It turned up and took his literary remains, his body too, and his soul, if it did ind the soul's living quarters. It happen to mention a dead man (one who lived like a fool) - and soon there he is, sitting opposite, looking like himself, with his own eyes and hair, and talking bald truth with his bony tongue. You don't live un vain if you leave a pot on paper, a name in history. All those traitors and killers - and not a word remains, even in the court records. Hello, directors, tyrants, hypocritical sermonizers and other rogues: see how the poets avenge fearing for their lives and their dear liberty through giving things their proper names. Poets are: you can't make them disappear even by forgetting them. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...L.E.L.'S LAST QUESTION by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING CONCORD HYMN; SUNG AT COMPLETION OF CONCORD MONUMENT, 1836 by RALPH WALDO EMERSON PRINCE ALDFRITH'S ITINERARY THROUGH IRELAND by ALDFRITH PREFACE TO ERINNA'S POEMS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON EN TOUR; A SONG SEQUENCE: 1. THE GARGOYLE by ALBERTA BANCROFT |
| |