Analyze Angela Weld Grimke’s “The Black Finger” and “A Winter Twilight.” Explain the characterstics of Modernism. Explain the characteristics of Modernism and argue why your chosen poet should be considered a Modernist.
Discuss Modernist poetry in general: values, trends, key figures.
Discuss the Harlem Renaissance as another movement
Discuss Angela Weld Grimke’s work/reputation as a whole (Incorporate primary and secondary sources – articles about your poet or others who wrote in similar ways).
Answer the following: Have current scholars written about the poet? Was their work reviewed in Modernist journals?
Introduce dominant critical views of Angela Weld Grimke’s poetry.
If not, have scholars written about other aspects of Angela Weld Grimket’s life/work? Can connections be drawn between these?
Critics have ignored your poet’s poetry, but there are articles on their prose/their visual art/the journal that they founded. Find an article about Poet X’s novels/art/editorial practices and see if any claims can be extended to their poetry.
· Has your poet written any manifestos or essays on his/her work?
· If there is limited or no scholarship available on your specific poet, look to articles that address poets who use similar strategies.
o Critics have noted that some women and African-American Modernists appear to be more traditional but use subversive strategies. Find an article about Poet X and apply the strategies to Poet Y.
o Poet X personally reminds you of Poet Y. Look to articles praising Poet Y and use them to argue that Poet X should be better known.
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