Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 292 Rosenfeld, Morris 1862 1923 Rozenfeld, Moris Frank, Helena Stokes, Rose Pastor 1879 1933 Stokes, Rose Pastor Wieslander Songs of Labor, and Other Poems Produced by S Goodman, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Songs of Labor, and Other Poems" by Morris Rosenfeld is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century. The work primarily explores the struggles and emotions of laborers, particularly the plight of the Jewish working class. Through poignant verse, Rosenfeld delves into themes of despair, longing, and the search for identity amidst the harsh realities of industrial life. The poems articulate the challenges faced by workers who often feel like mere machines in the relentless grind of their labor. In "In the Factory," for instance, the speaker reflects on the emotional and physical toll of factory work, expressing a deep sense of alienation. Other poems, like "My Boy," juxtapose parental love with the demands of labor, highlighting the emotional fracture caused by infrequent family interactions. The collection serves not only as a testimony to the hardships of laborers but also as a powerful call for recognition and empathy for their struggles, embodying a blend of personal and communal grief intertwined with hope for liberation and betterment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Poetry PJ Text Category: Poetry 92699 2025-10-03T09:15:19.201115 text/html 91359 2014-03-17T13:12:36 text/html 162731 2025-10-03T09:15:25.597108 application/epub+zip 161825 2025-10-03T09:15:22.383107 application/epub+zip 97770 2025-10-03T09:15:20.957106 application/epub+zip 330709 2025-10-03T09:15:27.798110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302313 2025-10-03T09:15:24.681118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172945 2022-09-03T13:52:23.214905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79680 2025-10-03T09:15:18.648129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79423 2014-03-17T13:12:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18624 2025-10-03T09:15:27.935075 application/rdf+xml 12378 2025-10-03T09:15:21.457113 image/jpeg 3087 2025-10-03T09:15:21.202128 image/jpeg 84150 2014-03-17T13:13:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 31275 2014-03-17T13:13:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 163801 2025-10-03T09:15:19.212149 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia