Poetry about The Great Depression

Poems about the Great Depression express the profound social and economic upheaval that gripped the United States during the 1930s. These verses capture the despair, hardship, and human suffering experienced by millions of Americans during one of the most challenging periods in the nation’s history.

These poems often portray the bleak landscapes of dusty farms, abandoned factories, and crowded breadlines, symbolizing the devastating impact of widespread unemployment and poverty. They may also evoke the sense of displacement and loss felt by countless families forced to migrate for work and a better life.

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The Silver Flask

by John Montague

‘The Silver Flask’ by John Montague recounts the poet’s family reunion and their journey to Ireland after twenty years to celebrate Christmas.

The global economic incident that took place in 1929 is the foundation of most of Montague’s poems. It is the reason he had to detach from his parents and brothers. In ‘The Silver Flask’, after surviving this downfall and living apart from each other for twenty years, they come together to celebrate Christmas. Here, the tense relationship between mother and son is undeniable, which is born out of the same reason. Lastly, the joy of the passionately active father gives insight into their earlier hardships and feelings of victory in overcoming them.

The family circle briefly restored

nearly twenty lonely years after

that last Christmas in Brooklyn,

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