Voice and opposition

Read this extract from the book Australian Writers - Gwen Harwood. In part it suggests that Harwood uses '...a range of voices, to explore oppositions...'. In your blog entry discuss this observation and whether or not you think it accurate of Harwood's work. Give an example of where her poetry uses this technique. You can use more than one poem to support you answer.

Text and truth

In searching for the 'truth ' of a text we can apply a range of different measures or interpretive tools. One that we applied today was the search for a resonance between our own experience and that which appeared to be communicated through Harwood’s poetry. Look for another poem (that we have not studied in class) and examine its truth or non-truth with reference your own life experiences.