An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum Summary
Stephen Spender

An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum Summary

“An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum” was first published in 1964 in Stephen Spender's Selected Poems. The poem has since appeared in several collections, including Collected Poems 1928-1985, published in 1985. “An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum” is perhaps the best example of Spender's political voice resonating throughout a poem. In this poem, Spender expresses his ideological positions on government, economics, and education. The students in this classroom are underprivileged and malnourished. The...

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