Read Marge Piercy's Poem "Right to Life"
Marge Piercy's poem "Right to Life," remains painfully relevant, touching on themes of reproductive justice and women's bodily autonomy.
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veleze0
Jun 13, 20213 min read
Two Poems: The Male Gaze Fixes on the Maternal, and the Maternal Speaks
I examine how "Mary Bly" by James Wright and "Summer in the suburbs: 6:00 A.M." by Jane Kenyon interact with the male gaze and the maternal.
veleze0
Jan 8, 20211 min read
Teaching Lucille Clifton's "wishes for sons"
The first time I taught this poem at Georgetown, most of the young men in the class were outraged.
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