"The Maldive Shark" by Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) was offered by Poets.org's Poem-A-Day on September 22, 2013. The editor's notes reveal that Herman Melville was inspired to write by his seafaring adventures in 1845; however, he was relatively unknown as a poet. "Shark" is a rhyming poem about the interesting relationship between pilot fish and sharks (pictured).
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Review of "The Maldive Shark" by Herman Melville
"The Maldive Shark" by Herman Melville (1819 - 1891) was offered by Poets.org's Poem-A-Day on September 22, 2013. The editor's notes reveal that Herman Melville was inspired to write by his seafaring adventures in 1845; however, he was relatively unknown as a poet. "Shark" is a rhyming poem about the interesting relationship between pilot fish and sharks (pictured).
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