You, Andrew Marvell Comments

Not an easy, straightforward poem to understand, but still glows with brilliance, including its off-beat title. It takes us on a flight over Eastern countries-Baghdad, Lebanon, Ecbatan; then Crete, Spain and Africa. During the flight, there is light outside, then evening comes on over the sea. I feel as if I am on the flight. Brilliant.

I think this is one of the most beautiful poems ever written.

I heard MacLeish read this when I was eighteen, and it changed my entire appreciation of poetry.