The poem explores themes of love, loss, and longing through the speaker's journey to Piraeus, a port city in Greece. The speaker reflects on past relationships and experiences, using imagery and symbolism to convey emotions. The work is characterized by its use of free verse and modernist techniques, creating a sense of fragmentation and disjointedness that mirrors the speaker's emotional state.
By Hilda Doolittle · First published 1945 · Genre: Poetry, Modernist, Classical Allusion