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Poet: Herman Melville
Poem: Misgivings
Comment 1 of 1, added on September 28th, 2005 at 2:22 PM.
I belong to a poetry reading group and the subject matter for our next meeting is to read a poem and a selection of prose from an author who wrote both prose and poetry.
I have chosen to read 'Misgivings' and Melvilles account of the typhoon which struck the Pequad in Moby Dick (from the chapter entitled 'Candles').
The two compliment each other very well I think since they both deal with the forces of nature and the former is so very topical to say the least.I would be very interested to learn in what year Misgivings was written.Would it have been after or during the Civil War? ("this nations ills")
I have to say that I had difficulty with the line'(Ah! optimist-cheer dishartened flown) in the poem.
I had never seen this poem before or indeed any of Melvilles poetry until I discovered your website, so thankyou.
David Lydamore from United Kingdom
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I belong to a poetry reading group and the subject matter for our next meeting is to read a poem and a selection of prose from an author who wrote both prose and poetry.
I have chosen to read 'Misgivings' and Melvilles account of the typhoon which struck the Pequad in Moby Dick (from the chapter entitled 'Candles').
The two compliment each other very well I think since they both deal with the forces of nature and the former is so very topical to say the least.I would be very interested to learn in what year Misgivings was written.Would it have been after or during the Civil War? ("this nations ills")
I have to say that I had difficulty with the line'(Ah! optimist-cheer dishartened flown) in the poem.
I had never seen this poem before or indeed any of Melvilles poetry until I discovered your website, so thankyou.
David Lydamore from United Kingdom