Learning to Love America

In the lit circle group we did this week I learned something interesting about the poet who wrote "Learning to Love America". She ended up migrating to America and had a child here, which really helped add depth to the story told in the poem. The added perspective made the poem feel more alive and real, like I was peering through a window into her life. It's interesting how rarely we consider the lives of the authors who write the stories and poetry we love.