For Jane Meyers & Spring And All

Catarina Sousa
Mr. Perez
AP English
18 December 2011
For Jane Meyers & Spring And All
By: Louise Gluck By: William Carlos Williams
In both poem, “For Jane Meyers,” by Louise Gluck and “Spring And All,” by William Carlos Williams, both poets share different attitudes towards the same topic, Spring. Although Gluck seems to have a gloomy approach to the change in seasons, Williams shares his enjoyment of the rebirth and the awakening of plants, trees, etc. For Jane Meyers, overall is a romantic poem stating the natural beauty of spring and all the different colors and moods it brings. The imagery of the flowers brings the feeling of rejoicing that they finally have bloomed. But, the poem takes a different turn when it states “It is spring |We are going to die|.” This could be looked upon as a contradiction since springtime is when everything comes to life after the harsh winter. The mood suddenly becomes melancholy.
Spring And All sets the opposite mood from the other poem. This poem bring the anticipation of almost being spring the main point. Although both poems involve colors, This poem by William has more “harsh” colors than For Jane Meyers. After, the poems mood shifts from almost being spring to stating that now it approached, he refers to it as “sluggish” and “lifeless”. The mood becomes once again gloomy, almost referring to a real life feeling of anticipation ending in dissatisfaction. Which, I would presume is the main point in this poem.