The Powerful Message of Jubilate Agno Jubilate Agno is Christopher Smart's poem which illustrates at first glance a testament to his religious obsession and his deteriorated mental state. The other side of this poem shows a man trying to keep his sanity in an insane place. William Stead sees the work as "a spiritual diary of his thoughts, memories, and prayers, during the darkest years of his life" (Stead 17). Jubilate Agno focuses on God with daily occurrences weaving their way into the
regarding the devoted. With powerful imageries and witty diction, Smart’s “My Cat Jeoffry” sends a convincing message that one’s spiritual life need not be separate from one’s physical life. Work Cited Smart, Christopher, "My Cat Jeoffry," Jubilate Agno, 1939. The Norton Anthology of Literature. 7th ed. 2 vols. New York: Norton, 2000. 1: 2840-2842.