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John G. Magee, Jr. This poem was written by Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr., who was 18 years old and studying in the United States when the Second World War began. Trained in Canada through the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, he was later sent to England.
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Jan 2, 2024 · This compilation delves into the heart of one of nature’s most potent phenomena – hurricanes. These 35 poems capture hurricanes’ sheer force, raw beauty, and profound impact, from their formation over warm ocean waters to their destructive landfall.
High Flight (an Airman’s Ecstasy) The author of this poem, John Gillespie Magee, Jr., was an American aviator who died flying in World War II. The poem was written after a training exercise ...
PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous hurricane poems. These examples illustrate what a famous hurricane poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate). See also: Best Hurricane Poems by Famous Poets. Hurricane Poems by Members. Best Hurricane Poems by Members.
“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room.
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Hurricane Hits England. It took a hurricane, to bring her closer. To the landscape. Half the night she lay awake, The howling ship of the wind, Its gathering rage, Like some dark ancestral spectre, Fearful and reassuring: Talk to me Huracan.
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Nichols questions why a Caribbean-strength storm should come to England. She feels, on an emotional level, that the gods sent it to reconcile her to life in her new country.
