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Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women is a book of poems by Maya Angelou, published in 1995. [1] The poems in this short volume were published in Angelou's previous volumes of poetry. "Phenomenal Woman," "Still I Rise," and "Our Grandmothers" appeared in And Still I Rise (1978) and "Weekend Glory" appeared in Shaker, Why Don't You Sing ...
National Poetry Month was inspired by the success of Black History Month, held each February, and Women's History Month, held in March.In 1995, the Academy of American Poets convened a group of publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary organizations, poets, and teachers to discuss the need and usefulness of a similar monthlong holiday to celebrate poetry. [3]
Whether you're looking to brush up on the early days of the movement or simply be astounded at how far we've come, these are the perfect feminist reads for WHM.
These poems relate to Kaur's sad feeling after a breakup. [11] While speaking about the effects after love is gone, Kaur discusses a break-up to-do list. [9] The last chapter, "the healing," is an attempt to comfort and show women that they should embrace who they are and that they are valuable, no matter what they had to endure. [11]
Because April is National Poetry Month, I want to share a few poems that have kept me good company through the years. They’re poems I’ve turned to for enlightenment or consolation and sent ...
The word "love" appears thirteen times in this collection of thirteen short poems (and the word "heart" appears almost as frequently) in a variety of contexts. Sometimes romantic love is intended, in tones that vary from sentimental or nostalgic ("O sighing grasses,/ Vainly your loveblown bannerets mourn!") to scathing ("They mouth love's language.
Becky Birtha – The Forbidden Poems; Carol Ann Duffy – Feminine Gospels; Love Poems; Catherine Campbell - More Than Love; More Than Pain; Cherríe Moraga – La Guera; Chrystos – In Her I Am; Edna St Vincent Millay – Women Have Loved Before as I Love Now; What Lips My Lips Have Kissed; Eileen Myles – Sappho's Boat; Irony of the Leash
The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Women's Poetry is a poetry anthology edited by Fleur Adcock that was published in 1987 by Faber and Faber. Sixty-four writers born between 1869 (Charlotte Mew) and 1945 (Selima Hill) are represented. Adcock organizes the anthology chronologically according to the birth of each contributor. [1]