Blog #1

[nbehina]

Part 1, Reflection: Thinking about literature, and having read Larkin's "This Be the Verse," do you think the poem fits some criteria for "great literature"? For example, do you think Larkin is dealing with a universal theme?

I believe that “This Be the Verse” by Larkin’s is a great literature. I can see that every word in this poem is carefully

Comments

[debbie_g]

Generally this is a good discussion. I think a little more specific detail would help to round out some general statements. And I'm not sure that Larkin's poem is really a plea for birth control :-) I think his comment is a bit more ironic than that.

[nbehina]

Thank you for the comment