The Swan
by John Gould Fletcher
‘The Swan’ by John Gould Fletcher describes the movements of a swan within a body of water and a speaker’s desire to escape his life.
John Gould Fletcher was an innovative 20th-century poet. He associated with poets like Amy Lowell and other Imagists. He was also associated with the Fugitives, a group of poets attempting to return to a simpler, more agrarian way of life and its inherent values. Read more of John Gould Fletcher’s Biography.
‘The Swan’ by John Gould Fletcher describes the movements of a swan within a body of water and a speaker’s desire to escape his life.