Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima-Nagasaki Aftermath: Poetic Reflections in On the Horizon

Abstract

Lois Lowry’s collection of poems reflect on World War II destruction using an emotive tone. Most of her publications account to stories and novels, whereas On the Horizon is a compilation of an English haiku alongside other numerous poems elaborating the horrors of war through real life accounts of soldiers and common people. By also presenting glimpses of her childhood dating back to the Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima-Nagasaki wartime, poet reaffirms the aftermath of war accounting to nothing, but mostly loss. Emotive construct of poems has been presented in the following paper to highlight the anti-war tone as preserved in verses. The poems are analysed considering their usage of figurative language that aids an indulgent reader experience