Eldorado
Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eldorado” tells of a knight’s lifelong search for a mythical city, symbolizing humanity’s eternal quest for meaning.
There’s a Certain Slant of Light
Dickinson’s winter light presses like cathedral music — a moment where the divine feels near yet withholding, casting revelation as burden.
I Heard a Fly Buzz — When I Died
Dickinson’s stark vision of death and consciousness — a study in silence, interruption, and the limits of vision.
I Dwell in Possibility
Dickinson’s ars poetica: poetry as a house of infinite rooms, open to visitors and crowned by the gambrels of the sky.
The Bells
A sound-symphony of life turning to alarm and elegy—an analysis of Poe’s metrics, refrain, and the psychology of noise.
After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes
A clinical, lyrical x-ray of the mind after shock—analysis of Dickinson’s metaphors of ceremony, mineralization, and time.
“Hope” is the Thing with Feathers
A compact hymn to resilience—analysis of Dickinson’s avian conceit, hymn meter, and ethical restraint.
A Dream within a Dream
Poe’s existential reflection on reality and illusion — an analysis of time, loss, and the limits of perception.
The Haunted Palace
A poetic allegory of lost reason — analysis of imagery, rhythm, and Poe’s architecture of the mind.
The Raven
Explore Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting vision of grief and obsession in “The Raven,” where memory becomes both muse and torment.
Ezra Pound
Explore the life and influence of Ezra Pound, the revolutionary poet and critic who shaped modern literature through innovation and mentorship.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Explore the life and legacy of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Pulitzer-winning poet whose sonnets and lyrical works celebrate love, passion, and independence.