Essay Database

- - Maxine Kumin         Maxine Kumin, who experienced many different views of the world through travel, feels the most comfortable in New Hampshire, her rural home. In any area that she travels, she always makes a similarity to her home, as expressed in her poems.         In her poem, "The Long Approach", she is driving in her Saab hatchback from Scranton to her farm in New Hampshire. She also discusses her plane ride back from Orlando to …

…ear, go unrecorded but the foals flutter inside warm wet bags that carry them eleven months in the dark." This shows her life's simplicity versus the complexity of society.         The poems written by Maxine Kumin all use detailed information about the specifics of farm life, including typical animal actions, and movements, and plants common to the New Hampshire area. These poems give her audience a glimpse into her life; her dreams, travel, and urban experiences.