Question

Why are “Life at War” and “Overheard Over S.E. Asia” considered to be protest poems?

Answer 1

“Life at War” is a poem that show their feelings of hopeless and impotence about the war, the description of the war here is shown in strong images, on the other hand, in “Overheard Over S.E. Asia” Levertov touches urgent political issues, in both poems Levertov talks about the feeling regarding the difficult situation of the current society regarding the war.

Answer 2

They are protest poems because the poet used the poems to express beliefs a bout wars and about the government that led her to wars. They are full of ideological beliefs and are kind of persuasive so they are often considered to be protest poems.