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  2. As a theme, the briefness of life comments on several ideas. First, it hinges on how fast children grow up, leave childhood behind, and enter the dangers of the adult world. Second, this theme demonstrates how soon the speaker (as a parent) will be unable to protect their children from the terribleness of the world; yet, as a parent, they will ...

  3. Sep 3, 2023 · In Maggie Smith’s 2016 viral poem “Good Bones” the speaker resolves to keep the terrible part from her children and offer hope of making the world beautiful instead. The poem is a parent’s reflection of the real world and how they wish their children could perceive it.

  4. Oct 1, 2017 · Maggie Smith strikes the perfect balance of imagery, feeling, and theme. She has something to say, says it through a metaphor or turn of phrase, and puts it in a way that encourages reflection. When you have children, it causes you to reflect on the world you brought them into, your own past, and your feelings about the future.

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  5. Oct 2, 2017 · “The title poem of Good Bones went viral this year because its central theme — wanting to believe in the goodness of the world for the sake of one’s children — connected with so many people. The other pieces in this collection, Smith’s third, provide a fuller understanding of the complexities faced by the speaker, who tries to teach ...

  6. Like Smith’s best-known poem ‘Good Bones’ (which we’ll come to shortly), ‘What I Carried’ reflects the poet’s fears for her children and the world they are growing up in.

  7. Jul 15, 2020 · Smith's poems affirm the virtues of humanity: compassion, empathy, and the ability to comfort one another when darkness falls. 'There is a light,' she tells us, 'and the light is good.'”—D. A. PowellGood Bones is an extraordinary book. Maggie Smith demonstrates what happens when an abundance of heart and intelligence meets the hands of a ...

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