Author
Chrissy Banks
What is reading talking about?
Suicide, emphasize the pain.
What are the main ideas and themes?
Family and the love of a son.
When did she start writing?
At about 6 or 7 years old
What is the most important element that the author manages in her poetry?
Irony
What is appreciated in the poem?
The gift of family love and pain
What did she started writing about at her 30's?
Motherhood
What is the perspective of the protagonist about the death?
She see the death as a grateful thing, as a preciate thing to her.
How is the poem written?
In free verse.
What was Roger McGough's competition?
Babies poems
What are the main ideas and themes exposed by the author in their readings?
Family and love of the son,Appreciating the gift of family love and pain which is seen as a channel through which love becomes a reality or is expressed, and Role change inspired by pain or challenges son becomes the protector and comforter for his mother.
Mention an "Irony" in the poem
"mother bird guarding its young".
Where does she publish her poem now?
Magazines
What are the other topic that the author emphasize in her reading?
The acceptation of the protagonist destiny.
In what verb tense is the poem written?
Present tense.