The Malham Bird

This is a poem about his wife.
The structure of this poem reminds me of Larkin, in the way that in the 4^th stanza of the poem it turns quite philosophical if you look into it with some detail. Also in the way that they both similarly use metaphors to show there views.

Unlike Larkin, Dannie Abse has a completely different view. He shows signs of being a religious man whereas Larkin we seemed to get the idea that he had very atheist views. We can see this when he says ‘I a Jew’ and also The Malham Bird is a religious symbol and it something that the Jewish people believe in.  Although we cannot say whether these are Abse’s views or not he writes in a way that seems more personal. Whereas Larkin uses a persona to express views making them seem less personal.