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Laurel: Narrative Poems Of A Life, Rebecca Arabian
Laurel: Narrative Poems Of A Life, Rebecca Arabian
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But Without The Funny Parts, Sara Barrett
But Without The Funny Parts, Sara Barrett
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Robot Girl, Madison Kane
Touch The Soil, Kirstin Fierro
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Artisan Of Violent Feminine Agency, Carolina Galdiz
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Artisan Of Violent Feminine Agency, Carolina Galdiz
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For decades, scholars have understood Edna St Vincent Millay in two fairly distinctive patterns as either a classical romanticist or ephemeral rebel. This dual reputation has been crafted from the obvious presence of natural imagery, sexual dynamism, feminine voice, and romantic yearning in her work. What critics have failed to see in her poetry are the potent sinister undertones that claim violence as a means to power. I will argue that Millay narrates the gendered struggle that takes place in this violence, in order to ultimately assert feminine agency in the process of forming a cultural identity. Thus, rather than …