Overview
Suffrage Songs and Verses (1911) is a collection of political poems by American author and feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Inspired by her work as a social reformer and advocate for womenās suffrage, Gilman turned to poetry as a means of supporting the cause of suffragists everywhere. Although she is widely recognized for her novels, short stories, and nonfiction, Gilmanās poetry showcases her command of language and fiery passion for the political and social advancement of women.
āShe Walketh Veiled and Sleepingā opens the collection with an image of latent power, a woman ā[s]low advancing, halting, creepingā¦to the hourā of her liberation. In āLocked Inside,ā Gilman echoes the trope of poetry as a voice imprisonedāexplored by such poets as Ovid, Coleridge, and Dickinsonāto envision a woman who ābeats upon her bolted door, / With faint weak hands,ā barred from the life of the world she not only desires, but desperately needs. In āBoys Will Be Boysāāa poem with a message for our contemporary awakening to the violence perpetrated by men against womenāGilman argues that women must turn to ālove and truthā rather than āwarfareā in order to have their way. Other poems in Suffrage Songs and Verses explore the nature of motherhood, the institution of marriage, and the need to elevate individual identity beyond the confines of gender. Gilmanās work as a poet proves a substantial contribution to both the suffragist cause and the vibrant tradition of political poetry in twentieth century literature.
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