Rita Dove’s “Daystar” is a poem that demonstrates the tiring life of a woman who is confined to her responsibilities as a wife and a mother. Rita Dove is an American poet born in Ohio in 1952 and who served as a Poet Laureate of the United States as well as a Consultant to the Library of Congress, from 1993 to 1995. She also served as a Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2004 to 2006 and has received numerous awards for her works (Virginia.edu). Marriage and childbirth is a beautiful thing and is a goal many women may want to achieve. However, it comes with an enormous and tiring task of caring for the family. “Daystar” seeks to unveil the endless demands of a woman as a mother and a wife who does not have any time for herself.
