Hirshfield: An Analysis Of Carolyn Kizer's Poem Bitch
Hirshfield is stating that poems are crafted uniquely by poets so that they appeal the most readers of the poem. The poem itself does not give exact detail of it’s message and the poem rather talks in generalities. It is in fact the ambiguity which allows the poem to be interpreted in different ways by the reader when Hirshfield states, “The other half of the equation belongs to the reader.”
Moremore, Hirshfield explains it is ironic that readers of poem often feel like they have totally understood the poem. This is done when the reader links their view of the poem with a past experience. For instance, when I read the poem “Bitch” by Carolyn Kizer, I had an instant flashback to the time I was assigned a group project with a student that I had
Moremore, Hirshfield explains it is ironic that readers of poem often feel like they have totally understood the poem. This is done when the reader links their view of the poem with a past experience. For instance, when I read the poem “Bitch” by Carolyn Kizer, I had an instant flashback to the time I was assigned a group project with a student that I had