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Harwood's "Impromptu For Ann Jennings" And "Home Of Mercy"
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The poetry of Gwen Harwood reflects a great deal on the values of society and of Harwood herself. These values are clearly shown in her poems "Home of Mercy" and "An Impromptu for Ann Jennings". In both of these poems Harwood explores contrast .... Middle of Term Paper
... the difficulties of motherhood and ends the poem by discussing the powerful community of women, who are able to share together the burdens and joys of motherhood. The way Harwood presents to us the women in this poem are that through childbirth they have been bought closer together and have become emotionally stronger. There is no mention of the husband's in the poem which also leads the reader to believe that the women are independent and strong.
The opening two stanzas are very reflective of their times together.
"Sing, memory, sing those seasons in the freezing
suburb of Fern Tree, a rock-shaded place
with tree ferns, gullies, snowfa ... |
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