The poem reflects Hughes’s disillusionment with the American Dream, which he felt was unattainable for many, particularly ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

Quart is the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction including Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream ... from my anxious inattention: poetry. More specifically, the ...