Metho Drinker
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When reading poetry, it is often vital to have an awareness of its context. Particularly in the works of Judith Wright, it is important to have a familiarity with her life and also some knowledge of Australian during her time. Without an understanding of the context, poems such as піÐWoman to ManпіРand піÐBora RingпіРcould be challenging when considering what they are reflecting on. However other poems such as піÐRainforestпіЅ, do not require such an in depth comprehension of the context to be appreciated.
піЅWoman to ManпіЅ, a poem comprising of four stanzas, each with four verses, was written by Judith Wright in nineteen forty-nine. This poem could quite easily be enjoyed as a poem that is chiefly concerned with nature. The first stanza opens with піЅThe eyeless labourer in the night, the selfless, shapeless seed I hold,
builds for its resurrection dayпіЅ and for readers with little or no knowledge of Judith WrightпіЅs life, it would be easy to accept this as a simple reference to nature as is quite common in WrightпіЅs work, without looking for any deeper meaning. However, in order for the poemпіЅs ideas to be understood completely, it is necessary to know that when this poem was written that Judith Wright was in fact pregnant. Upon acquiring this knowledge, the rest of the poem seems to quite fittingly explore pregnancy and female sexuality.
For complete appreciation with Judith WrightпіЅs піЅBora RingпіЅ, an awareness of Australian and particularly Aboriginal history. піЅBora RingпіЅ is an entertaining poem that explores Aboriginal culture. The poem opens with the verses піЅThe song is gone; the dance is secret with the dancers in the earthпіЅ, a simple representation of a lost dance. Devoid of any understanding of Australian