ee cummings

The poem 'i carry your heart with me' by ee cummings, is a touching love letter to a significant other. Personally, I was surprised to see cummings writing so in depth about emotions, after reading the confusing 'snow.' The line "i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart" lets readers know that he is madly in love with someone, and the bright memory of them burns in his heart eternally. The poem touches me in a deeply emotional way, it makes me feel the true passion he has for this person, by saying that "i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)." I liked this poem alot, and it inspires me to want to read more of cummings works.

William Carlos Williams

I particularly have mixed emotions about William Carlos Willams, because I find his poetry vague and unengaging on the surface, but their always seems to be an underlying meaning. In many of his poems, we simply see him describing his surroundings plainly but vividly. I can understand why many readers would seem to turn away from his works, because at first glance you gain nothing from it. For example, in the poem " blizzard," he is simply describing a snowstorm that left people stranded and lonely. However, this poem must be studied to have any moral understanding. I interpreted that the poem was about life and the obstacles while enduring it.