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Historically, literature has been a male-dominated sphere, and any poetry written by a woman could be seen as feminist. Often, feminist poetry refers to that which was composed after the 1960s and the second wave of the feminist movement. [1] [2] This list focuses on poets who take explicitly feminist approaches to their poetry.
Parker gave her first public poetry reading in 1963 in Oakland. In 1968, she began to read her poetry to women's groups at women's bookstores, coffeehouses and feminist events. [18] Judy Grahn, a fellow poet and a personal friend, identifies Pat Parker's poetry as a part of the "continuing Black tradition of radical poetry". [19]
Eighteenth century advocate for women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft (1797–1851), put great emphasis on the power of the poetic imagination as a liberator tool, and many nineteenth century British women writers were inspired by Wollstonecraft to use poetry to enter public debates about gender roles, poverty, and slavery.
The #MeToo movement has helped expose sexual harassment in the workplace, but the difficulties that women face on the job are by no means limited to unwanted advances or inappropriate remarks. On ...
Mari Evans (July 16, 1919 [3] [1] – March 10, 2017) [4] was an African-American poet, writer, and dramatist [5] associated with the Black Arts Movement. [6] Evans received grants and awards including a lifetime achievement award from the Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.
In January 2018, The New York Times published a poem of hers in its opinion section entitled "How Are You Showing Up This Year", urging Americans to increase their political engagement, [5] while Teen Vogue published her piece entitled "If I Could Write One Million Love Poems (A Love Letter To Trans Kids)" as a response to actions from the ...
"Woman Work" is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. [1] In this poem, Angelou writes about the work women often do, and she expresses a wish to rest from the many tasks women have to complete. [ 2 ]
“Their signature programs, developed by Mrs. Parks and her longtime friend Elaine Steele, included civil rights history education, advocacy training, and building life skills,” she said.