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Questioning of Patriarchy by Five Feminist Poets of Different Eras in Different Lights

May 5, 2009

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When you talk about ‘feminism’, the concept of ‘patriarchy’ is virtually raised directly or indirectly. Both come as heavily loaded concepts and they are often juxtaposed. Many feminist poets such as Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree), Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou, Sylvia Plath, Anna Akhmatova, etc to name a few talked substantially about feminism in different lights [...]