2 Kathleen Raine Poems

Kathleen Raine was a Scottish poet who explored science and mysticism. Her collections include Stone and Flower and The Lost Country. The latter won the W.H. Smith Literary Award. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Raine, and was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal as well as the Cholmondeley Award.

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Worry About Money

‘Worry About Money’ by Kathleen Raine follows a woman in a brief moment of her life as she attempts to figure our her next steps.

Kathleen Raine's 'Worry About Money' is a well-written and structured poem. The plot is simple and very effective. She builds the tension and stress of the poem to a peak and then ends with a well-used biblical quote.

Wearing worry about money like a hair shirt

I lie down in my bed and wrestle with my angel.

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Passion

Raine’s ‘Passion’ journeys from heartbreak to self-renewal, finding strength in nature and the choice to embrace life with newfound passion.

Full of desire I lay, the sky wounding me, Each cloud a ship without me sailing, each tree Possessing what my soul lacked, tranquillity.

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