MyTabstart > Favorites Directory > Hobby > A Poem About Bees
Check out TabStart's curated collection of resources that present poems about bees. Because of bees' unique duality as both feared pest and flower savior, they are a fertile source of metaphors in much of this outstanding poetry. Some of the works featured here include Emily Dickinson's "Bee! I'm Expecting You," "A Time of Bees" by Mon Van Duyn, and "Tell the Bees" by Sarah Lindsay.
-
"The Arrival Of The Bee Box" - a Poem by Rose Kamel - The University of Illinois English Department presents Rose Kamel's "The Arrival of the Bee Box." This page presents detailed literary analysis of the poem and discusses its use of symbolism to explore political themes of Third World oppression.
-
"Bees" - a Poem by Jean Valentine - If you are exploring poetry that uses bees as a vivid, symbolic image, be sure to check out Jean Valentine's startling "Bees."
-
"A Time of Bees" - a Poem by Mon Van Duyn - The Poetry Foundation* presents Mona Van Duyn's "A Time of Bees," a poem that features a narrative told from a wife's perspective in which a couple's home is infested by troublesome bees.
*TabStart favorite
-
"Telling The Bees" - a Poem by Lizette Woodworth Reese - Take a look at Lizette Woodworth Reese's "Telling the Bees," a sorrowful tale in which the narrator recalls "Bathsheba standing in the sun, / Telling the bees."
-
Poems and Proverbs about Bees - The University of Arizona's Department of Agriculture and Life Sciences presents this page of poetry and proverbs about bees. Some of the works here include Emily Dickinson's "Bee! I'm Expecting You" and "Pedigree."
-
"The River Of Bees" - a Poem by W.S. Merwin - The Poetry Foundation presents "The River of Bees by W.S. Merwin, a lovely poem that explores growing older.
-
"Tell the Bees" - a Poem by Sarah Lindsay - Google Books provides the full text of "Tell the Bees" by Sarah Lindsay from The Best American Poetry 2009.