Forms and Poetics. "Microaggression Bingo" by Fatimah Asghar, "Conversations about Home (at the Deportation Centre)" by Warsan Shire and "+, -" by Jay Bernard

Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, , language: English, abstract: This Essay will be about the poems "Microaggression Bingo" by Fatimah Asghar, "Conversations about Home (at the Deportation Centre)" by Warsan Shire, and "+, -" by Jay Bernard and why it belongs to contemporary BIPoC poetry. To achieve this goal, firstly, the concept of BIPoC poetry is to be clarified. Secondly, each poem will be looked at individually to see if the poems just mentioned meet the criteria to be considered as such. In this essay, the differences and similarities of the poems are worked out and a critical reflection on to the extent to which the poems are considered experimental and/or contemporary follows. While the poems will be closely examined and shed light onto, attention will also be given to the aspects of representation of othering, exclusion, and discrimination and to what extent these three works illustrate the experiences of their respective narrator. Fatima Asghar's "Microaggression Bingo" exposes the subtle, everyday acts of racism and microaggression experienced by marginalized individuals. The poem uses the…

Издательство

GRIN Verlag

Год

2024

Страниц

20

Язык

английский

ISBN

9783964874634