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She has participated in many poetry slams. In 2007 Kay made her television debut, performing the poem "Hands" on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. [7] She has performed at events and venues like the Lincoln Center, the Tribeca Film Festival, and at the United Nations where she was a featured performer for the launch of the 2004 World Youth Report.
The Unchanging Sea (1910), a short film by D.W. Griffith, was inspired by the "Three Fishers" poem. The first stanza is used in the film itself. And Women Shall Weep - 1960; The poem is recited by J. Edward Bromberg in the 1946 film Queen of the Amazons. Quoted by actress Ester Howard in the 1941 film "Sullivan's Travels."
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.
The Woman's Labour: an Epistle to Mr Stephen Duck (London: Printed for the author; 1739); Poems, on several occasions, by Mary Collier, Author Of The Washerwoman's Labour, With some remarks on her life (Winchester, GB: printed by Mary Ayres for the author, 1762). [9]
During his time there he began to study Welsh and published his first three volumes of poetry, The Stones of the Field (1946), An Acre of Land (1952) and The Minister (1953). Thomas's poetry achieved a breakthrough with the publication in 1955 of his fourth book, Song at the Year's Turning, in effect a collected edition of his first three ...
Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 – August 22, 1942) was an American writer whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses influenced political opinion during the American suffrage movement, and her verse novel The White Cliffs influenced political thought during the U.S.'s entry into World War II.
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Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.