The word play in the first sentence also sets up these images with a national identity (“red, white, and blue”) followed by what Frost claims to be a commentary on the politics of violence and color (“all over black and blue”). Frost examines how images presented in the poem are ones that have “shaped views of blackness in America,” such as the reference to Jemima figure and the “bandanna” which are suggestive of female African American stereotypes. Frost that dissects certain elements of the above prose poems.
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To help understand this poem further, I found an excellent critical essay by Elisabeth A.
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It moves quickly with the rhyming end words and phrases as well as the repetition of multiple words. I love the way that this poem runs right off the tip of the tongue. Hannah’s bandanna flagging her down in the kitchen with Dinah, with Jemima. Her red and white all over black and blue. Her red and white, white and blue banner manner. For this week’s post, I have decided to take a stab at close reading one of Mullen’s poems from Trimmings on pg.
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These poems read heavy with alliteration and are entwined with social commentary about femininity. Mullen’s prose poems thrive off linguistic versatility and the way words are able to convey double meanings. Harryette Mullen’s poetry emblematizes the representation of a woman: her clothes, her accessories, and all the different facets that may compose what comes to mind when we think of femininity, or what constitutes a woman.