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What affected Seamus Heaney when he was a child?
His four year old brother died in a car accident when Heaney was young, and his poems reflect how badly the death affected him and the loss of innocence he experienced.
How did Heaney grow up?
Heaney grew up on a farm, and is often known as a ‘farmer poet’ and many of his poems reflect his upbringing.
Where was Heaney born?
In Count Derry, Northern Ireland in 1939.
Where was Wordsworth born?
In the lake district, 1770 (the start of the industrial revolution)
Common themes in Wordsworth’s poems
Nature, imagination and childhood. There was also evidence of religious beliefs.
What is Keats classified as?
A romantic poet. He appreciated the power and beauty of nature.
Where and why did Dharker flee?
She fled to Bombay (now known as mumbai) in India, in order to stay with her husband. But the relationship didn’t last.
Where was Dharker born?
She was born in Pakistan but grew up in Scotland, therefore getting two very different experiences with culture and religion.
How did Dickinson grow up?
Dickinson had a “normal” childhood, but became increasingly shy and recluse-like, until she rarely left her bedroom, and kept in touch with friends and family through letter writing.
What is mentioned in a lot of Carol Ann Duffy’s poems?
Feminism and the idea of going against tradition
What was a big achievement for Duffy?
She was the first woman and lgbt to become poet laureate in 2009
