The Butterfly
by Alice Freeman Palmer
‘The Butterfly’ by Alice Freeman Palmer is one of the best poems concerning the beauty of a butterfly. This poem is a poetic longing for being like a butterfly, beautiful, and heavenly.
Alice Freeman Palmer was an American educator and poet who became the Dean of Woman at the University of Chicago. She is considered to be a model of the New Woman. She composed many of her poems while traveling through Europe with her husband.
‘The Butterfly’ by Alice Freeman Palmer is one of the best poems concerning the beauty of a butterfly. This poem is a poetic longing for being like a butterfly, beautiful, and heavenly.