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Fruit-Gathering

Rabindranath Tagore · 1916

A 1916 poetry collection written by Tagore in English, reflecting on life, aging and offering oneself fully to the world.

This poetry collection is one of Tagore's own major English works, central to his literary legacy.

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Fruit-Gathering is a collection of poems written by Rabindranath Tagore and published in 1916. The opening poems use images of fruit, flowers and the changing seasons to reflect on life and giving.

Why it matters

This collection is central to Tagore's body of English-language poetry and shows the lyrical, spiritual style that helped make him internationally famous after his Nobel Prize. It reveals how he blended nature imagery with reflections on maturity and devotion.

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  • What do the images of flowers and fruit suggest about how Tagore saw different stages of life?
  • Why might Tagore address his poems to an unnamed "you"—who might that be?
  • What is gained, and what is lost, when poetry is read in English translation rather than its original form?

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