This is one I will definitely be referring back to in years to come, and I am curious to see, as I read some of Alvarez's novels, where connections can be made between her writings within the two genres. Not every poem was an absolute hit for me - I didn't entirely connect with "Anger & Art", for instance - but that didn't diminish my enjoyment of the collection one bit. Choosing not to linger with the negative moments, she instead focuses on finding love again later in life, writing poems of gratitude for all that life has taught her - about herself, her family, her roots, even her connections with the natural world. Briefly she writes of the doubts she had about herself during that time, questioning whether or not she understood love. She also gets real about her adult years, with poems that only give a whispering reference to a failed marriage and what that taught her. I couldn't keep the southern continent out of the northern vista of my eyes." "Long after I'd lost my heavy accent, my face showed I had come from somewhere else. The poems speaking on this also give a nod of pride and respect to her parents who seemed to remain solid and vigilant, their everyday actions promoting perseverance through adversity, even as young Julia would watch them falter and rebuild time and time again. She speaks of the struggles of trying to find her space in the world as a Dominican child being transplanted to New York City. It's hard for me to know where to start when reviewing a collection of poetry, but I guess I start with saying that I found these poems to be absolutely gorgeous, even when talking about not-so-pretty topics! As one might guess from the title, these poems cover the span of Alvarez's life up to the time of this collection being written. Here, in the middle of her life, she looks back as a way of understanding and celebrating the woman she has become. In these seventy-five autobiographical poems, Alvarez’s clear voice sings out in every line. They have shaped her writing just as they have shaped her life. , 1996.The works of this award-winning poet and novelist are rich with the language and influences of two cultures: those of the Dominican Republic of her childhood and the America of her youth and adulthood. I like to read something that will grab my interest, keep my attention, and maybe make me think a little bit, and I believe that the five poems that I have chosen do so. But, since I have to make the best out of this, I chose five poems that I thought were the best. Also, I don’t understand why a lot of her poems are about housekeeping and chores. I, personally, don’t really like her poetry, and she must have not even have written that many poems because I can barely find anything on her. Overall, I regret picking Julia Alvarez as my poet. The only reason I chose it was because it was short. On the other hand, I have no idea what the poem “Storm Windows” is about. I do kind of like the poem “Dusting” because the main character says she likes to write her name on the dusty cabinet every morning, and I remember I used to like to write my name in the dust when I was little, too. The main reason I chose to do these poems is because they were short, and they were one of the very few poems I could find written by Julia Alvarez. The last two poems I chose are called “Dusting” and “Storm Windows”. I like this poem it’s cute and funny, and in a way sarcastic. ” We all know we’ve wondered this too, but we just always went along with it. One line in the poem says, “I can’t believe only one woman in that town had that size foot, could fit into that shoe. This poem kind of analyzes the story of Cinderella, and it asks questions that it knows we’ve all been thinking all of these years. Another poem that I’ve chosen, which is my href=”/papers/olds-poem-4417″ data-wpel-link=”internal”>personal favorite, is called “Against Cinderella”.
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