be torn from "the iron gates of life", an image that obviously has little to do with jokes about virginity and much more to do with the life-threatening, as well as life-giving, realities of labour and birth. And that darker understanding is also what makes this a great poem. Its wit is underpinned by an almost-Darwinian awareness of the struggle for survival, and its tenuousness and brevity when achieved.[by Andrew Marvell]
To His Coy Mistress
from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: Books blog: Poem of the week
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