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||> == Biography ==  [|Richard Wilbur]  was born on March 1, 1921 in New York City. Before serving in the military during World War II, Wilbur attended  [|Amherst College,]  where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. At Amherst, he was the editor of the college newspaper in 1942. After graduating, he served as  [|cryptographer]  in the U.S. Army until his entire unit was killed. Richard then graduated from [|Harvard University]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> with a Masters Degree in Arts.
 * == Richard Wilbur  ==

In 1947, Wilbur's first book was published. Wilbur's style of poetry was in a direct style from [|Wallace Stevens]. This style of poetry was very light-hearted and playful. His second book was //Ceremony,// which was published in 1950//.// Wilbur's poems were decribed to be smooth surfaced and easily read. His poems described every day experiences in a beautiful and descriptive way. Wilbur also used irony and intellect to give the reader a sense of tension within his writing and poems. Some of  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Richard Wilbur's most popular poems] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> include: //The Writer,Wedding toast, Boy at the Window, and Juggler.// ||

Poetry links

 * * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|The Writer] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|Wedding Toast] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|Boy at the Window] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|Juggler] ||> [[image:porm_project_picture.jpg width="403" height="218"]] ||

Explication
Explication of "Boy at the Window"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Richard Wilbur's poem, "Boy at the Window", is a great example of Wilbur's ability to give a sense of tension by using irony and descriptive language. This poem is about a young boy who is very sad at the fact that the poor snowman in their front yard is having to endure the frigid weather on a particular night. The boy is even more upset at the fact that he can't get the snowman inside and warm because the snowman will melt.

The snowman is actually satisfied with the cold because it is strengthening his icy structure. Even thought the cold is not a bad factor for the snowman, it still is very touched by the concern of the kind and loving boy that is watching it through the window. As the snowman watches the child cry and watch, it begins to melt. The snowman looses an eye and begins to slowly die. It eventually evolves into not only melted water droplets but tears of love and fear.

This poem represents the fact that in life, we can't always help everyone and if we do what we believe is helpful, then it may actually hurt them more than help them. This is a lesson in life that you can't always help everyone in life and sometimes you just have to let nature take its course. Wilbur gives a sense of tension and intensity because of the emotion of sadness represented in the fact that the child cannot save the poor snowman. Fear and Love are used as descriptive words to describe the amount of sadness and panic between the child and snowman.