Woman To Man
Woman to Man by Judith Wright
At first glance, the title seemed to have more than one connotation.
"Woman to Man;" is the woman giving something to the man, maybe a gift?
"Woman to Man."
Maybe the title is trying to compare the two genders?
I was slightly confused when I read this poem at first, but it became apparent from the rich metaphors, that it was about the sexual relation between the woman and man. It is also about conception - or rather the potential of creating a child from this sexual act - told from the woman's point of view.
Judith Wright was very bold in writing such a poem since it was published in 1949, when such issues weren't discussed in the public, but as a well regarded poet, she had achieved a good reputation for expressing herself, and therefore could write a subjective poem about this issue.
The main idea of this poem, is based upon female sexuality and sensuality, and that sex is symbolic of life, or death if pregnancy fails.......
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