English Literature - Poetry



English Literature - Poetry

Introduction

Death of a Tree written in 1990, by Jack Davis and Daffodils written in 1804 by William Wordsworth are two prominent poems from two distinguished poets of two different time periods based on the common theme of Nature.

Discussion

Jack Davis was an Australian poet and playwright of the 20th Century, prominent for his indigenous rights campaigning, born in 1917 and spent his life as a child in Yarloop. Davis had a complex connection with the landscape, which resulted in most of his work being based on this theme. His relationship with the land was rediscovered ...