This biographical essay highlights H.D.'s life as a writer and highlights her life in a personal. It also relates the different aspects & events in H.D.'s life to suggest influences to her own poetry.
This biographical essay highlights H.D.'s life as a writer and highlights her life in a personal. It also relates the different aspects & events in H.D.'s life to suggest influences to her own poetry.
A work overview of Rita Dove's poem, "This Life" analyzing the message and themes it presents. It shows the difference between the past and the present and the story of missed opportunities.
An overview of Joy Harjo's early life and career. Includes sections of some of her poems followed by commentary on the relevance of Joy's various themes in her works.
This is a short biography about Nikki Giovanni. The main topics that it covers is are her personal life briefly and then her major works. It is also has reviews of her work. The bibliography includes many websites that would help further research.
A critical essay on the strength and endurance Anne Sexton illustrated throughout her difficult life. The hardships and the struggles she encountered which led to her eventual suicide
An interview with Maya Angelou discussing her writings and the meaning behind it. Then main topic in focus is how her writings portray life of an African American.
Dorothy Parker: An American Centenary
The essay gives an overview of how Dorothy's depressing life has affected her work and of her literary contributions.
This essay is a literary criticism that analyzes and comments on the life and personality of Edna St. Vincent Millay, as well as how they impacted her writing.
This article reviews Gary Snyder as he begins to follow Zen tradition/beliefs, his life experiences after devoting himself to Zen Buddhism, the influence it had on his writing (poetry), etc.
Article is an overview of Parker's short stores and of how her stories exemplify the true life of woman during this time; her social satire was in response to the inequalities that she felt of American society.
This site gives a very detailed glimpse into Hilda Doolittle's life, as well as give biographical reason to the meaning behind some of her poems and novels.
Source: American Poets, 1880-1945: First Series. Ed. Peter Quartermain. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 45. Detroit: Gale Research, 1986. From Literature Resource Center.
Jones analyzes the events in MacLeish's life and analyzes the major trends in his poetry throughout the years.
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