This poem is wholly autobiographical and confessional poem. I dont know politics but i know the names of those in power, and can repeat them like days of week, or names of months, beginning with nehru. He is an expert in many languages other than english. Her poetry written in the confessional mode gave voice to the awakened consciousness of contemporary educated indian women who protested against the subaltern.
Altruism is a principle and acting with unselfish regard for others, willingness. Jul 18, 2014 at kolkata, she attended a catholic boarding school for some days but suddenly at a very young age she had to get married. Analysissummary of i too sing america by langston hughes. The second wave of indian english poetry came in the beginning of the postindependence era. Altruism is a principle and acting with unselfish regard for others, willingness to help others even if the result is harmful. She reveals through her poems how maledominated society exploits and interrupts the feminine sensibility through its autocratic imposition of power on women. This paper is all about this poem in its postcolonial context. Asa child, she experienced a life of neglect from her parents and even from her school mates. She is a distinguished indian writer who composes in english as well as malayalam her native language. What is her deepest anxiety which led to her contro.
Each and every line of the poem is a capsule, zipped to comprise all her sadness and strong objection to the patriarchal society. The poet says that she is not interested in politics but claims that she can name all the people who have. Feminism, patriarchal, privilege, feminine sensibility, subordinate woman, equality. If i had been a loved person, i wouldnt have become a writer. Her dissatisfaction with her marital life made her write poems filled deeply with pain and anguish. She is one of the very few poets who talks so openly of her passion.
The first sentence ends up with a question mark in the middle of. She has not applied any complex poetic technique and the mode of expression is very colloquial in manner. This article is a detailed analysis of the poem with special emphasis on why this poem is confessional and how this poem is both a personal revelation and a universal one. Her husband was a gay and was thirtyyears old when she was merely fifteen. It has served as an important chapter in the development of a indian national literature. Her popularity in kerala is based chiefly on her short stories and autobiography, while her oeuvre in english, written. Introduction is the poem which is included as an opening poem in her collection old playhouse and other poems. In the poem, she introduces herself as typical brown color indian. A feminist perspective 120 main motto the main motto of a feminist is to challenge the traditional framework that presents a woman as weak, submissive, passive, acquiescent, timid and emotional. The poem is a potent critique on patriarchal society prevalent today and brings to light the pain, slavery, agony that the fairer sex suffered in the days. Writing to her, always served as a sort of spiritual therapy. The poem does not contain a specific pattern of rhyme or rhythm. She is known for her confessional style of writing, and an open and honest treatment of female sexuality and marital issues.
Empowerment through language in the tradition of the. Poetry search poetry news poetry books biographies today in history best poems love poems beautiful poems happy poems sad poems christmas poems family poems birthday poems wedding poems submit a poem edgar allan poe robert frost maya angelou langston. English poet as well as a leading malayalam author from kerala, india. The poem a losing battle consists of one stanza contain six lines. The poem has been written in the memory of her grandmother with whom she had spent her childhood. Moreover, her poems repetitively talk about love and death. Though its a short poem its meaning is vast and wide. Being married at an early age to an old person and having suffered a lot in her husbands family, she was much frustrated by her life and she would often pray to god for peace, equality, and justice in the society regarding the women and sometimes she would even. The poet considers those moments to be the best moments of her life and desires to get them. Her extensive and incontestable contribution to the indian poetry has earned her the title zthe mother of. I dont know politics but i know the names of those in power, and can repeat them like days of. What a confessional poet deals with is the psychological equivalent for his and sufferings which are the stock themes in confessional poetry.
The poem is a strong remark on patriarchal society prevalent today and brings to light the miseries, bondage, pain suffered by the fairer sex in such times. Muhamed riyaz is a student of ma in english literature at jamia milia islamia, new delhi. An introduction and stone age a feminist approach to. She has employed functional imagery rather than decorative. This video includes the poem an introduction and its summary. The deepest thoughts, anguish, qualms and longings that harboured the psyche of woman found its utmost expression in her novels, short stories and poetry. How do her poems express her struggles and conflicts. In the poem, she speaks in the voice of a girl, rebelling against the norms and dictates of a patriarchal society which ask her to fit in and belong against her own wishes. Her first poem was, as we gather from my story, about a doll. An introduction and stone age a feminist approach to kamala.
Pdf english poetry started with henry loius vivian derozio, when he. Altruism, altruistic, humanism, humanity, materialism, relationships, selfpossessed. Identity crisis in kamala dass poems rukhaya mk galaxy. In her poetry, she deals with her personal experiences which are expressed through a powerful mode of poetry known as confessional poetry which is a mean to get therapeutic consolation. She goes on to tell us how the society wants her to become a woman. Kamala dass poem an introduction is included in her first collection of poems, summer in. Plath was just eight years old when her first publication appeared in boaston newspapers. Her popularity in kerala is based chiefly on her short.
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