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Oppression in Natalie Diaz's Postcolonial Love Poem

Introduction Poetry is a variety of literature whose language is bound by rhythm, mantra, rhyme, and arrangement of lines and stanzas. Usually, poetry contains the poet's expressions of emotions, experiences, and impressions. According to Ollila, B. & Jantas, J. (2006), poetry is used to achieve this artistic expression in several ways. There are certain forms and patterns that poets follow in the composition process of their work. One of the literary works that discuss the problem of complexity and issues in the world is reflected in a complex way: the book collection of poems Postcolonial Love Poem. This poetry book describes a female character shown as a beauty worshiper and obsessed with female beauty. Beauty is precious for female characters. In current developments, beauty has become a myth that the female character is not aware of. The beauty myth is also illustrated in Natalie Diaz's book of poetry, Postcolonial Love Poem, based on th...

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Desire-Acquire

a poem by amanda rindunastiti Life is easy Said someone who is noisy You just need to fulfill the expectations In fact, there are too many anticipations They can only dictate Without knowing the weight But only I know how it struggles So, I have this puzzle; Why do we desire, Something we cannot acquire?

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Ballad of Birmingham by Dudley Randal Literary Appreciation Essay

Poetry Magazine Home Current Issue Poetry Magazine Archive Subscriptions About the Magazine How to Submit Advertise with Us Ballad of Birmingham BY DUDLEY RANDALL (On the bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963) “Mother dear, may I go downtown Instead of out to play, And march the streets of Birmingham In a Freedom March today?” “No, baby, no, you may not go, For the dogs are fierce and wild, And clubs and hoses, guns and jails Aren’t good for a little child.” “But, mother, I won’t be alone. Other children will go with me, And march the streets of Birmingham To make our country free.” “No, baby, no, you may not go, For I fear those guns will fire. But you may go to church instead And sing in the children’s choir.” She has combed and brushed her night-dark hair, And bathed rose petal sweet, And drawn white gloves on her small brown hands, And white shoes on her feet. The mother smiled to know her child Was in the sacred place, But that smile was the last smile...

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