A poem which I have studied in class with a strong message is "Glasgow 5 March 1971" by Edwin Morgan. In this essay I am going to write about the message of the poem and how the author uses

... "Glasgow 5 March 1971" Critical Evaluation A poem which I have studied in class with a strong message is "Glasgow 5 March 1971" by Edwin Morgan. In this essay I am going to write about the message of the poem and how the author uses effective poetic techniques to covey to the reader. In "Glasgow 5 March 1971", the poet describes an incident which takes place in Sauchiehall Street, where two youths push a couple through a shop window so they can steal from the shop. It also describes how two drivers chose to ignore the incident and continue to drive on. The message that I think the poet is trying to put across is that violence is wrong and is something that he feels very strongly about. The poem also shows how the writer thinks people are ignoring their civil duties. The poem has an unemotional and clinical tone. The writer does not

want to read more? →