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Poetry Anthology: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Poetry Anthology Afterword
Alicia Martin-Vega
2/23/13
As we grow up, we are exposed to countless paths that we can follow. These paths are filled with beliefs and experiences that make us who we are in the end. My anthology highlights the path of one passionate man, Ralph Waldo Emerson took. The specific poems I will be addressing by him; “The Snow-Storm”, “Brahma” and “Days” are just a few out of the various paths Emerson followed. The first poem I will be addressing is “The Snow-Storm”, this poem is expressing the transcendentalist journey that Emerson experienced. He believes that, God does not have to reveal the truth but that the truth could be experienced directly from nature. This idea is specifically referenced in the lines, “Seems
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