I've decided that the end of January I'll look at poems that use a figure or story from mythology. This incorporates a huge amount of poetry so perhaps this themed poetry search will follow us into February, but we'll worry about that later. To get us started we have an interesting poem by a former Poet Laureate...
Persephone, Falling
by Rita Dove
One narcissus among the ordinary beautiful
flowers, one unlike all the others! She pulled,
stooped to pull harder—
when, sprung out of the earth
on his glittering terrible
carriage, he claimed his due.
It is finished. No one heard her.
No one! She had strayed from the herd.
(Remember: go straight to school.
This is important, stop fooling around!
Don't answer to strangers. Stick
with your playmates. Keep your eyes down.)
This is how easily the pit
opens. This is how one foot sinks into the ground.
Found at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19856
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