The Speaker - “Mid-Term Break”
The speaker is a college student who is the eldest child in his family. He is bereaved his infantile brother following a tragedy, whereby “the bumper knocked him clear.”
The Deceased -“Mid-Term Break”
The deceased (subject) is the speaker’s male sibling. An ambulance ferries his corpse home a day after the speaker’s advent.
The Speaker - “Elegy for a Still-Born Child”
The speaker is conversant with parents who had a still born child. The speaker commiserates the couple for their aspiration of being procreators were razed.
The Speaker -“Digging” and “Follower”
The speaker is a farmer’s son who delights in viewing as his father goes about ploughing the farm.
