A reunion with the self
A reunion with the self
In Derek Walcott’s “Love After Love”, the speaker addresses someone who has neglected themselves while loving another person. The poem promises that they will come to recognise and welcome themselves again.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE English Literature 2.1.9 Love After Love by Derek Walcott. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the 19th-century novel, the modern text, and the poetry cluster) alongside regular unseen-extract practice, since both components include unseen comparison questions that are usually the most time-pressured.