Laureateandin1961recitedhispoem―TheGiftOutright‖attheinaugurationofPresidentJohnF.Kennedy,ararecaseinAmericanhistory.HisworksoftensetinruralNewEngland.Naturalsurroundingsgivehimmuchinspirationandtriggerhisimagination.Hisworkisoften―deceptivelysimple‖,andcanbereadveryoftenonmanylevels.Hispoetryisrichinconnotationsand...
Thor's hammer Mjolnir (also called Mjolner) appears in numerous Scandinavian sources.In theProse Edda,it's referenced numerous times, including in the poemHymiskvitha: The son of Othin, | once more to see; From their caves in the east | beheld he coming ...
The characteristics attributed to lions include courage, dignity, strength, majesty, pride, and wisdom; no wonder they have been co-opted by humans for many purposes.