Charlotte Elliott, the English poet and hymn writer, wrote the world famous hymn Just As I Am. But she was not always a devout Christian!

A well-known and much loved Hymn, Amazing Grace is not just another song, but a wonderful poem with deep meaning and insight.It is also the spiritual autobiography of a notorious seafarer.

Does the task of interpreting a poem seem daunting? Interpreting poems need never be arduous work. It can actually be a very fun exercise.

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Can poetry ever not be subjective? can it be objective too? Are objective poems truly poems?

What makes a poem good or bad? Although poetry is extremely subjective there are certain characteristic features that can form the basis of a broad classification of whether a poem is considered good or bad.