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As the poem is short and expresses the personal emotions of Elie Wiesel, “Never Shall I Forget” qualifies as a lyric. It’s also a part of Holocaust literature—that is, the sizable canon of memoirs, novels, and poems that confront the Nazi genocide. Arguably, Wiesel’s lyric is also a confessional poem. The genre took hold in the mid-20th century, with poets such as Sylvia Plath, Robert Lowell, and Anne Sexton writing intimate poems about their battles with issues like mental health. In confessional poems, the speaker is usually the author—or the author’s poetic persona—with the author using the poem to express their intense feelings. Wiesel is the speaker of his poem. The experiences and emotions belong to him, not to a dispassionate speaker. He combines the personal with the historical, confessing to the reader how the Holocaust keenly impacted his life, faith, and individuality.
By Elie Wiesel
Dawn
Dawn
Elie Wiesel
Hope, Despair and Memory
Hope, Despair and Memory
Elie Wiesel
Night
Night
Elie Wiesel
The Forgotten
The Forgotten
Elie Wiesel
The Perils of Indifference
The Perils of Indifference
Elie Wiesel