From the selection the two poems that stood out the most for me were “You Bring Out the Mexican in Me” by Sandra Cisneros, and “A Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich. The poems are extremely personal and eye opening. Using a negative cognition, they show an intimate side of the writer. Creating an attachment between the reader and the author. Both being relatable poems, whoever is reading is also further impacted by the words since they can picture themselves in a certain situation. Causing a feeling of great empathy for the reader, no matter who they are and what their background is. Both authors are women, and they both originate from two cultures being oppressed and forgotten in the Americas. Their heritage and gender have caused them to journey
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Both use words in either Spanish or Native languages to amplify and show the influence in their writing because of their childhood and heritage. The poems touch on the dark and strong desire, the urge that is both scary and simulating, that humans have and can not contain when it comes to sexual or emotional relationships. They give insight and perspective from a woman's point of view, both depicting the ongoing fight between man and women. Even though different stories are used, they both show women being subdued by a man figure in their life. Fighting and coming out victorious. The poems have dark and sullen tones, using aggressive scenes or words to represent the anger and uncomfort the authors are trying to show. In addition the poems use different words throughout the poems to represent their culture. In “You Bring Out the Mexican in Me”, Sandra Cisneros uses Mariachis or Tlazolteotl to symbolize who she is and where she came from. This shows a piece of who the author is and how she shapes her work to mirror herself. A similar phrase in “A Love Medicine” is Wahpeton, a city inside the reservation where she herself grew up in. This poem also uses a lot of metaphors and personifications when she talks about the motif of appreciation for nature in the Native American
Both use words in either Spanish or Native languages to amplify and show the influence in their writing because of their childhood and heritage. The poems touch on the dark and strong desire, the urge that is both scary and simulating, that humans have and can not contain when it comes to sexual or emotional relationships. They give insight and perspective from a woman's point of view, both depicting the ongoing fight between man and women. Even though different stories are used, they both show women being subdued by a man figure in their life. Fighting and coming out victorious. The poems have dark and sullen tones, using aggressive scenes or words to represent the anger and uncomfort the authors are trying to show. In addition the poems use different words throughout the poems to represent their culture. In “You Bring Out the Mexican in Me”, Sandra Cisneros uses Mariachis or Tlazolteotl to symbolize who she is and where she came from. This shows a piece of who the author is and how she shapes her work to mirror herself. A similar phrase in “A Love Medicine” is Wahpeton, a city inside the reservation where she herself grew up in. This poem also uses a lot of metaphors and personifications when she talks about the motif of appreciation for nature in the Native American