Gwen Harwood shows in her poem “Father and Child” the ways change, and knowledge amassed through change, influence on the life of the individual and the world surrounding them. As the persona gets older and wiser and the coming death of her father, Harwood describes aspects of change by showing the grown child’s understanding that [...]

In the sonnet of Gwen Harwood “In the Park” the dialogue between the mother and her lover from the past makes the responder identify that time changed. The love has disappeared just as their conversation has diminished to empty, false truism and clichés. Harwood also applies light to communicate emotion; the mother and her former [...]