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Adrienne Rich: Examining Change Through Individual Introspection, Alexandra Miller
Adrienne Rich: Examining Change Through Individual Introspection, Alexandra Miller
Student Writing
Adrienne Rich, well known for writing about her sexual identity and feminist activism, has written poetry throughout her changing lifetime. Her unique path through life has led readers to analyze development across her works. Individual introspection can be the source of this evolution in her poetry, allowing many of her readers to relate. Adrienne Rich’s poems, “Origins of History and Consciousness”, “Diving into the Wreck”, and “Splittings” bring to light self-reflection and how we navigate change through introspection.
Audre Lorde And The Power Of Provocative Imagery, Stephanie Morris
Audre Lorde And The Power Of Provocative Imagery, Stephanie Morris
Student Writing
This essay is an examination of Audre Lorde's use of graphic imagery in her poems to create awareness of injustice in America and promote healing and survival. Lorde incorporates this element in her poetry to evoke emotions that will remain with readers even after reading her work.