Question: What is a basic understanding of the Anne Bradstreet poems? Are they all similar to one another or different? Poems of Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet: "Before the Birth of One of Her Children," ; "To My Dear and Loving Husband," "In Reference to my Children," "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet," and "On My Dear Grandchild Simon Bradstreet" .