Stockton, Julia
I wrote this poem for my niece Penny. Penny was a beautiful woman who lost her nine year struggle with cancer in December 2011. Our family will never forget her; she was truly an inspiration to all of us. She loved her family so much and was especially c
Some early elements of this approach were already present in Rich's first book, A Change of World (which includes the often-anthologized poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"). Though she later regretted publishing her second collection, The Diamond Cutters, its well-known poem "Living in Sin" ...
Speaker:Unknown, likely niece or nephew of Aunt Jennifer Time Period:20th Century 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' by Adrienne Rich poignantly exposes marital oppression in traditional heterosexual marriages, revealing the pervasiveness of gendered subjugation in patriarchal societies. ...
In the last two weeks, I have had the passing of my aunt, my mother-in-law, and father-in-law. Though none were young, and some had been ill and fading for a while, it is still a difficult separation. The emotions are labile amongst the families, and the grief is palpable. I ...
She’s my aunt and likes to go from place to place My mother’s sister’s brother’s name is Brad He’s my uncle and he is my cousin’s Dad My grandmother on my mother’s side Is my maternal gran, she is my grandfather’s bride She also is my father’s mother-in-law And ...
The gladdest man from here to Greece, The eagerest, was I, therefore; She was nearer kin than aunt or niece, And thus my joy was much the more. She spoke to me for my soul's peace, Courtesied with her quaint woman's lore, ...
My Niece/Daughter is getting married. My brother died in 2000. I have helped raise her from the time she was born. My husband & I took her in before he passed. I want to surprise her with this poem on her wedding day with a picture of him & I also bought a CD of Angel in my...
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