Discussion Questions

I chose to write about "After Auschwitz." I really enjoyed this poem because of how brutal and violent it was. The words Anne Sexton chose really resonated with me. The imagery in the poem is probably what made it as great as it is. It seemed as though this poem captured the very anger that everyone whom was victimized by the Holocaust felt. And even though she is angry, she prays at the end for the Lord not to hear, almost as though she is guilty for being so angry. I really very much enjoyed reading this.


The other poem I chose to write about is "Let America be America Again." Again, I really enjoyed reading this poem because of the obvious angst portrayed within it's lines. I believe that anyone and everyone who reads this poem could feel something and identify with it's lines. Langston Hughes really captures the feelings and emotions of Black America in the past, and although I, myself, am not African American, while reading Langston's poetry, I can almost identify with how they felt because at one point or another, everyone's felt hopeless and like they deserve justice.