War and Witness in the Poetry of H.D., Denise Levertov, and Carolyn Forche

In my thesis, I focus on the role of the twentieth century female poet in writing about war, looking closely at three poets: H.D., Denise Levertov, and Carolyn Forche. By examining poets from three different points within the century, I question the ways in which the reactions towards these poets evolved alongside society's changing perceptions of women's public responsibilities. Poetry of war is important in documenting events that have a lasting impact upon nations and individuals. However, the role of women poets in writing of these political conflicts is worthy of study because of the questions that arise in terms of gender norms, especially in regards to combat as a subject that is considered to be masculine. Particularly, I focus on how each poet cultivates a speaker's voice, especially in terms of poetic vision.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Bienas, Katelyn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Linda Kinnahan
• Faith Barrett

• gender
• poetry
• war

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/315

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1328