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Themes in James Hearst's poems
Themes in James Hearst's poems
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accident
(0)
generosity
(1)
prediction
(0)
accomplishment
(1)
gift
(1)
pride
(2)
adolescence
(1)
gossip
(2)
privacy
(0)
adventure
(1)
Great Depression
(0)
promise
(4)
advice
(0)
greed
(4)
promises
(0)
affair
(2)
greeting
(0)
prudence
(1)
aging
(27)
grief
(2)
pun
(1)
alienation
(10)
growing up
(0)
purpose
(2)
amazement
(2)
growth
(0)
race
(1)
anger
(6)
guilt
(2)
racism
(1)
animals
(42)
habit
(1)
rain
(3)
annoyance
(1)
happiness
(5)
reading
(1)
anticipation
(3)
hardship
(1)
reason
(1)
apology
(0)
harvest
(5)
rebellion
(0)
appearance
(2)
holiday
(3)
rebirth
(0)
appearances
(3)
home
(5)
recklessness
(1)
apples
(1)
homelessness
(1)
reflection
(7)
appreciation
(4)
homesickness
(1)
regret
(5)
argument
(14)
hope
(2)
rejection
(1)
attitudes
(1)
humility
(1)
relationships
(9)
autumn
(0)
hunting
(6)
relaxation
(3)
awareness
(0)
hypocrisy
(1)
relevance
(0)
beauty
(1)
identification
(1)
religion
(16)
beginnings
(0)
identity
(2)
remorse
(0)
belonging
(1)
illness
(2)
renewal
(7)
belongings
(1)
imagination
(4)
repression
(1)
betrayal
(1)
impermanence
(5)
resentment
(4)
birds
(30)
impotence
(1)
resilience
(1)
birdwatching
(0)
inaction
(1)
resistance
(0)
birth
(6)
independence
(2)
respect
(2)
blossoming
(1)
Indians
(1)
respectability
(0)
boyhood
(0)
indoctrination
(1)
responsibility
(3)
breakdown
(2)
infedility
(0)
rest
(1)
breakfast
(2)
infidelity
(1)
restoration
(1)
broken
(0)
inheritance
(0)
restriction
(1)
building
(0)
injustice
(0)
resurrection
(1)
busyness
(2)
innocence
(5)
retirement
(6)
canning
(0)
insects
(2)
revelation
(2)
censorship
(1)
insecurity
(1)
revenge
(2)
chance
(1)
insight
(0)
ritual
(1)
change
(4)
insomnia
(1)
roaming
(1)
charity
(1)
inspiration
(0)
robins
(0)
cheerfulness
(0)
integrity
(2)
rock
(0)
childhood
(6)
intensity
(0)
rootedness
(2)
children
(5)
interruption
(0)
routine
(7)
choice
(3)
interruptions
(2)
sabbath
(0)
chores
(4)
introspection
(2)
sadness
(2)
Christianity
(0)
isolation
(2)
satire
(2)
Christmas
(0)
jealousy
(1)
satisfaction
(2)
cities
(7)
joy
(1)
school
(2)
civilization
(3)
judgement
(3)
scope
(0)
cleaning
(1)
kindness
(1)
seasons
(10)
clouds
(1)
kitchen
(0)
secrecy
(6)
color
(2)
knowledge
(7)
self-pity
(1)
communication
(1)
labor
(3)
selfishness
(1)
community
(9)
labor(work)
(0)
sex
(9)
compassion
(4)
land
(2)
shame
(2)
confidence
(1)
language
(4)
shopping
(1)
conflict
(1)
law
(2)
significance
(2)
conformity
(2)
laziness
(0)
silence
(3)
control
(2)
leaving
(1)
sin
(1)
convention
(0)
lessons
(1)
skill
(1)
conversation
(1)
life
(4)
sky
(0)
cooperation
(1)
loneliness
(9)
slaughter
(1)
countryside
(2)
longing
(10)
sleep
(1)
creation
(1)
lonliness
(0)
sleepyness
(0)
critics
(1)
loss
(15)
smoking
(1)
crying
(0)
lost
(2)
snow
(1)
danger
(3)
love
(38)
snowstorm
(1)
death
(39)
lust
(2)
solicitation
(1)
debt
(2)
machinery
(0)
solitude
(1)
decay
(8)
machines
(2)
sound
(1)
deception
(2)
marriage
(12)
spring
(21)
decisions
(3)
masculinity
(2)
spring bloom
(0)
defamilarization
(0)
materiality
(2)
stillness
(2)
defamiliarization
(2)
maturity
(1)
storm
(0)
defiance
(3)
meaning
(4)
stranger
(0)
Depression
(6)
meditation
(1)
strategy
(1)
desire
(7)
memory
(26)
stress
(0)
despair
(2)
men
(0)
stubbornness
(1)
destruction
(6)
Mexico
(1)
suffering
(1)
devotion
(1)
misfortune
(4)
suicide
(2)
diligence
(2)
misinterpretation
(1)
summer
(4)
disability
(2)
misjudgment
(0)
Sunday
(2)
disappointment
(4)
money
(6)
sunset
(2)
disaster
(1)
mood
(1)
superstition
(6)
disillusionment
(1)
morality
(2)
surprise
(1)
disinterest
(1)
morning
(12)
surprise
(1)
distinctions
(2)
mortality
(10)
survival
(1)
distraction
(2)
mountains
(3)
teaching
(0)
divinity
(1)
mourning
(3)
technology
(2)
division
(2)
moving
(1)
theft
(1)
divorce
(2)
mud
(0)
thoughts
(2)
drought
(6)
music
(1)
time
(17)
duality
(3)
nature
(46)
tools
(1)
Easter
(0)
neighborhood
(0)
tradition
(1)
education
(2)
neighbors
(15)
transcendence
(1)
entropy
(2)
night
(3)
transformation
(0)
evasiveness
(1)
noise
(1)
transition
(1)
exchange
(1)
nonconformist
(1)
transitions
(1)
expectations
(1)
nonconformity
(1)
travel
(2)
experience
(2)
November
(1)
travelers
(1)
exploration
(1)
obligation
(3)
trees
(3)
expression
(1)
obnoxiousness
(0)
trouble
(1)
failure
(1)
observation
(3)
truth
(2)
faith
(7)
opportunity
(1)
uncertainty
(5)
fall
(22)
optimism
(1)
understanding
(2)
family
(7)
order
(8)
unexpected
(1)
farming
(82)
overwhelmed
(2)
university
(1)
farmwife
(0)
ownership
(6)
vacation
(1)
father
(1)
owning
(1)
validation
(1)
fear
(6)
paranoia
(1)
value
(0)
fence building
(0)
patriotism
(1)
violence
(1)
fences
(1)
peace
(1)
virtue
(1)
fertilizer
(1)
peacefulness
(2)
waiting
(2)
fire
(4)
people
(2)
war
(4)
fishing
(2)
perceptions
(3)
water
(2)
flowers
(11)
performance
(1)
weather
(21)
foretelling
(1)
perseverance
(18)
welcoming
(1)
forgiveness
(4)
persistence
(5)
wilderness
(8)
fortelling
(1)
perspective
(3)
wind
(2)
friendship
(8)
planting
(7)
winter
(36)
frugality
(1)
planting season
(0)
wisdom
(3)
frustration
(6)
play
(1)
wishes
(1)
funeral
(1)
pleasure
(1)
wistfulness
(2)
games
(1)
plowing
(1)
work
(27)
garden
(1)
poetry
(7)
work ethic
(0)
gardening
(11)
potential
(0)
worry
(1)
gender
(3)
poverty
(2)
writing
(1)
generations
(1)
prairie
(0)
youth
(1)