Ekphrasis, photography, and ethical strategies of witness: poetic responses to Emmett Till

Holland-Batt, Sarah

doi:10.1080/14790726.2017.1421230

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“…According to Holland-Batt ( 2018), metapoeticism can be broadly understood "as reflexive and self-conscious movement within the poem that draws attention to the poem's constructedness and its status as a poem" (p. 474). Holland-Batt (2018) states that:…”

Section: From and Towards An Image Of Women In Rodeomentioning

confidence: 99%

Cowgirl poetics: Writing women in rodeo

Thatcher

2022

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Rodeo is both a sport and a cultural phenomenon in which the myth of the cowboy and the American West are lived out in the arena. And just as long as the sport has been alive, cowboys have been writing poetry about it (Bell, 2020). However, poetry that acknowledges the complex history of women in rodeo is still largely absent. As a poet, rider, and long-time rodeo fan, I have been working on a set of poetic biographies which I hope will help fill this gap. In this self-reflexive article, I explore the process of writing biographical poems which attempt to capture the dual role that female rodeo riders must play as both women and competitive athletes. For context, this article opens with a brief history of women in rodeo before discussing the absence of poetry written by and about them. Two poems I have written about famous female rodeo riders are then used to discuss how poetic biographies – as well as ekphrasis, segmentivity, and metapoetics – can uniquely represent women’s experiences in rodeo. At the centre of this article is an attempt to understand what it means to be a female rodeo rider and how poetry might help to document their experiences.

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Section: From and Towards An Image Of Women In Rodeomentioning

confidence: 99%