10 December 2022: "Motherhood remains an anxiety-laden subject for feminist critics wary of grappling with an issue so susceptible to essentialist arguments. We must acknowledge, however, that the individual, social, and political aspects of mothering form a central concern for women writers, and so theorizing the maternal is imperative. The study of Piatt’s poetry affords us an excellent opportunity to do so" (Wearn 164).
This passage from Wearn's article really stuck out to me, perhaps because of thinking about She Said's depiction of motherhood and its intersection with a woman's career.
It's been interesting to revisit Piatt this week. I had forgotten how rich and fascinating her work is.
Work Cited
Wearn, Mary McCartin. “Subjection and Subversion in Sarah Piatt’s Maternal Poetics.” Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, vol. 23, no. 2, 2006, pp. 163–77. Project Muse.
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