Poems

• Main Author: Madrigal, Sibyl
• Other Authors: Sale, Richard, 1930-
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1983
• Subjects: original works; patriarchal society; feminism in literature; Women > United States > Social conditions > Poetry.; Feminism > Poetry.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503853/

Poems contains fifty-two poems and an afterword that explains some of the ideas that prompted the poems as well as some information about the poetic techniques and allusions. Their primary purpose is to communicate the experiences of a woman living in a patriarchal society, which contemporary American society certainly is. The poems expose how a young woman fits into such a society as a human being and an artist . They stress the need for women writers to play ever-increasing roles in society.