Letter to Eavan Boland

Dear Eavan Boland,

          Your poem “It’s a Woman’s World” is powerful. I think it’s good that someone expresses what women go through on a daily basis. Women have always been judge for working, people saying that their job is to be home with the children and care for their husband. Always being on the sideline, and it’s time for a change. They are tired of not being recognized as individuals. In stanza three, I think it’s about women that should live their lives reaching for the best, and not to stand in the sidelines. Women should step up in the world, and this poem is encouraging them. For example stanza 6, “by what we never will be: star-gazers, fire-eaters. It’s our alibi” you are saying that women will never be this, but in the encouraging way. It’s using reverse-psychology, to help push women to prove her wrong. I love this poem because it’s a poem that pushes women to not be afraid of succeeding. Why is it that women are so afraid of their own success? We always over analyze things and make it hard to believe in ourselves. Throughout history, slowly but surely things have changed, although not completely. There are more women stepping up, and not taking easy path. This is truly an inspiration.

Sincerely,

Lisa