Petit, the Poet Themes

When you get the word "poet" in the title of a poem, you know you're in for some discussion of literature and writing, Shmoopers. "Petit, the Poet" is no exception. What else would a poet have to t...

Petit tries, and he tries, and he tries, but he can't get no satisfaction when he looks back at the poems he produced in his life. They were too much into empty forms, too vulnerable to clichés, t...

It's not all sour grapes in "Petit, the Poet." Dude actually has love for a few things, now that he looks back on the life he lived. Mainly, he admires those poets who were able to do what he could...