A Quiet Journey through Literary Depths
Poetry has been praised, feared, footnoted, and force-fed to students for centuries. But here at The Rhyming Mind, we’re not reciting it reverently—we’re interrogating it like it owes us rent. These are not your classroom chalk-and-dust dissections. This is poetry in its full, chaotic glory: with stanzas under the scanner, similes in therapy, and metaphors stripped of their false modesty.
A Poem That Cheers the End of the War and Then Weeps All Over the Deck ABS Believes:Grief doesn’t always scream—it sometimes comes in perfect rhyme and sea-washed uniform.Nothing says “celebration” like your captain bleeding through the finale. Walt Whitman: The Bard Who Loved America (and Grieved It Loudly) Whitman, usually known for free verse […]
I Too by Langston Hughes analysis, A Poem That Doesn’t Shout, Just Smiles and Waits for Justice to Show Up Late ABS Believes:Sometimes protest doesn’t roar. It hums in a kitchen, grows in silence, and shows up shining.Poetic resistance can come in five lines and still steal the scene. Langston Hughes: The Quiet Thunder of
A Poem Where Death Picks You Up Like a Gentleman and Drives You to Eternity (Very Slowly) ABS Believes:Death doesn’t always knock. Sometimes he arrives in a buggy and waits politely.In Dickinson’s world, mortality was not a monster—but more of a misunderstood Uber driver. Emily Dickinson: Poet in Slippers, Queen of the Quiet Dismantling Emily
Victorian Romance, Religious Decline, and the Saddest Beach Trip in English Poetry ABS Believes:When faith retreats like the tide, at least bring someone who won’t ghost you in the surf.Nothing says “love poem” like historical despair and light military metaphors. Matthew Arnold: Poet, Professor, and the Victorian Vibe-Checker Matthew Arnold was the guy who looked
A Poem About Grief, Gothic Interior Design, and One Emotionally Unavailable Bird ABS Believes:If your emotional support animal only says “Nevermore,” maybe it’s time for therapy.Poe didn’t just write horror—he wrote poetic burnout in iambic trochees. Edgar Allan Poe: Master of Mood, King of Midnight Meltdowns When it comes to gloom, no one decorates despair
Shelley’s Warning That Your Statue and Your Startup Will Both Be Dust ABS Believes:Poetry isn’t here to flatter the powerful—it’s here to mock their broken souvenirs.If your legacy can be tripped over in the sand, it probably wasn’t eternal. Ozymandias: The Original Influencer Who Got Unfollowed by History Once upon a time—before Instagram, before hashtags,
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Eternal Beauty, Frozen Lovers, and the Most Poetic Third-Wheeling in History ABS Believes:Some art moves you. Some just stares back and says, “You’ll die. I won’t.”Beauty may be truth, but it sure doesn’t help you kiss the girl. John Keats: Romantic, Brilliant, and a Little Obsessed with Ceramics John Keats—poet, dreamer, and certified fan of
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The Art of Pretending It’s Fine While You Quietly Lose Your Mind (and Keys) ABS Believes:Not all disasters explode—some sip tea, rhyme politely, and fall apart in tercets.Loss, when done in style, still counts as a breakdown. Elizabeth Bishop: The Queen of Composed Chaos Elizabeth Bishop didn’t write confessional poetry. She wrote poetic poker faces.
A Poem That Walks in Rhyme, Laughs in Rebellion, and Stares You Down While Wearing Heels ABS Believes:Some poems whisper empowerment. This one struts it.If dignity were a dance move, Still I Rise would be the encore. Maya Angelou: The Voice That Didn’t Just Speak—She Rose Poet, memoirist, performer, and quiet destroyer of nonsense—Maya Angelou
Seven Dropouts, One Pool Hall, and a Poem That Ends Before They Do ABS Believes:Coolness is temporary. Consequences are permanent.When you live for the vibe, you often miss the epilogue. Gwendolyn Brooks: Poet, Prophet, and Master of Minimalist Mic Drops Born in 1917 and sharper than your syllabus, Gwendolyn Brooks didn’t need 400 stanzas to