Poetry- Woman to Man by Judith Wright

A detailed Summary of Poetry- 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?

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.

The title seems to mean now, "Woman to Man" as if the woman is offering herself to the Man, offering her body to create a child, through the act of sex. It also means that the woman has something to give to the man, not only the pleasure, but through blood and pa

also suggests the pain and suffering of life which the child will not be able to escape.

The second stanza shows how the child which they are creating, is unforeseen to them, but they feel its presence, it is an intimate moment where both the parents feel another, as well as the child presence, for the reason which they came together was to create the child.

In line 4, in the first stanza, the child who is active throughout, "foresees" the "unimagined" light: it foresees the light of life which is unimagined, because the embryo cannot possibly comprehend something which it has never experienced.

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Judith Wright, Woman Maybe, sexual act, woman woman, intricate folded, blaze light blade, intricate folded rose, sexual relation woman, relation woman, folded rose, light blade, child active, blaze light, create child, sexual relation,

Approximate Word count = 1037
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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