Author Archives: BrittenyR

A Fascination with Anagrams

Posted on April 10, 2014 by BrittenyR

In a large number of Jeffrey Pethybridge’s poems, one can find anagrams and anagrammatic poetry styles; indeed, the title of his book is an anagram of his brother’s name. I looked into the history of anagrams in order to understand … Continue reading →

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Unsettling Femininity: An Imitation of Mullen’s Prose Poem

Posted on April 3, 2014 by BrittenyR

For this imitation, I wanted to capture Mullen’s ability to contrast a simple image with an unsettling or controversial topic, especially in regard to female sexuality and the effects of commercialism. In one of her poems from Trimmings, which begins “Becoming, … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Yeats

Posted on March 20, 2014 by BrittenyR

In the January 1939 edition of The Atlantic Monthly, three of Yeats’ poems were published alongside one other poem and about 20 different essays and articles. The poems of Yeats included “Politics,” “The Circus Animal’s Desertion,” and “Man and the Echo.” … Continue reading →

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Contrasts and Metaphors: An Imitation of Angelina Weld Grimke’s “Tenebris”

Posted on March 13, 2014 by BrittenyR

In the following poem, I endeavored to imitate Angelina Grimke’s haunting poem “Tenebris,” which contrasts light and darkness as well as blackness and whiteness through the metaphor of a tree scratching against the side of a house. The poem uses … Continue reading →

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Traditions and Modernizations: Pound’s “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley”

Posted on February 27, 2014 by BrittenyR

For my final project, I annotated and analyzed Pound’s poem “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley,” focusing mostly on his use of ancient languages, textual references to Greek and Roman mythology, and the focus on different aspects of language that perhaps cannot be expressed … Continue reading →

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Millay: Feminism and Social Politics

Posted on February 27, 2014 by BrittenyR

  John Timberman Newcomb’s article, titled “The Woman as Political Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay and the Mid-Century Canon,” discusses Millay’s preoccupation toward social discourse, as well as her shift from feminist love poetry to a focus on “progressive political … Continue reading →

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Snow Day: Stevens’ Creative Strength and Unsettling Oddness

Posted on February 13, 2014 by BrittenyR

In “Tea at the Palaz of Hoon” (ANTH 247), Stevens uses imagination to go beyond the confines of reality and create a sort of “haven” within his own mind. However, it does not seem to be an escape from reality, … Continue reading →

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A Veil of White: Claude McKay’s “The White City”

Posted on February 13, 2014 by BrittenyR

In the poem “The White City”(ANTH 503), Claude McKay uses contrast imagery and the sonnet form to express his steadfast hatred of the white man and segregation, as well as emphasizing his love of the city itself despite its associations … Continue reading →

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Pound’s Poetry in Perspective

Posted on January 30, 2014 by BrittenyR

In the journal Catholic Anthology 1914-15 is published Pound’s poem, “In a Station of the Metro” (p. 88), along with many of his other poems and some by other authors we have studied. His poem was published alongside “The Love Song of … Continue reading →

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A Memory

Posted on January 23, 2014 by BrittenyR

In my imitation of Hardy’s poem “The Voice,” I attempted to imitate the weird beat that lies within his poem, as well as the idea of that which has been lost and cannot be retrieved, something that is slipping through … Continue reading →

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