Sara Teasdale’s “There Will Come Soft Rains”: How a Lyric Poet Inspired a Science Fiction Story
Sara Teasdale is an American lyric poet who produced collections of poetry in romance, melancholy and unrequited love. However, she left a mark in World War II poetry. Her famous poem ―There Will Come Soft Rains‖ is her most famous work in that genre. It is popular to this day because of Ray Bradbury, the famous science fiction writer. It inspired a short story of his, making Sara Teasdale‘s poem the groundwork of a totally different genre. This paper will explore the poem, the short story and how both are linked together through themes of war, destruction and the power of nature.
Sara Teasdale is an American lyric poet who produced collections of poetry in romance, melancholy and unrequited love. However, she left a mark in World War II poetry. Her famous poem ―There Will…
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