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A 5 page paper how through the experimental verses of feminist poetry that attempts to, through the creative use of language, reconstruct a woman’s identity in society, through their critical presentations of the social formation of gender. Poets and critics discussed include Erica Hunt, Craig Owens, Rae Armantrout, Ann Lauterbach, Norma Cole, Harryette Mullen, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Susan Howe, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Charles Bernstein, and Louis Zukofsky. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Kyung Cha, Susan Howe, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Charles Bernstein, and Louis Zukofsky. Bibliography lists 11 sources. TGfempoe.rtf Breaking Down Gender Barriers Through Experimental Feminist Poetry by
Tracy Gregory, November 2001 -- properly! The reports that the feminist movement is dead are greatly exaggerated.
In fact, it couldnt be any more alive as evidenced by the evocative experimental poetry that has elevated feminism to new creative heights. It relies more on innovative
language than on conventional gender stereotypes and clich?s to get its message across. Experimental feminist poetry cannot be classified as simply a womans text; it is a serious attempt
to reconstruct the female identity, which has historically been defined from a patriarchal perspective, through critical representations of the social formation of gender. Because images of womanhood have long
been forged and culturally transmitted through language, both spoken and written, language is the weapon experimental poets have chosen to break down the seemingly impenetrable boundaries of gender.
The feminist experience is not the exclusive property of the Caucasian American female, but transcends all racial barriers. African-American poet Erica Hunt conveys her message in a type of
rapid New York "urban speak," which is specifically intended to jolt the readers passivity. The reader may love, hate, or fail to understand Hunts prose, but the poetry will
inspire some type of strong emotion. In her collection entitled Arcade, there are no social or racial taboos. Hunt is not interested in what exists on the surface,
since that is largely an illusion - she probes deeply to determine what forms gender attitudes, and if everybody agrees they are wrong, why they are perpetuated through the ages.
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