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«Thebeaut yofapoem i snoti nt heabi l i t yi thast opl easet her eader .Poet r yi sal waysa sur pr i se,abl et ot akeourbr eat hawayatcer t ai nmoment s.I tmustr emai ni nourl i vesas t hesunset :mi r acul ousandnat ur al att hesamet i me.»Paul oCoel ho Ihav echosennat ur al l yt hi sTDbecaus eIl ovepoet r y .Ihaveabsol ut el ynor egr et sbecaus e t hi scour sepr ovi dedmeknowl edgeandashi ghasmyexpect at i ons .Ev er ysessi oncapt ur edmyi nt er estandi ns pi r edme.Ihadt heoppor t uni t yt ost udysomenot i onsanddi scov ernewones .Andamongt hem,sessi on7«Expect at i ons :Rewr i t i ngt hef emal eBody» wasv er yst r i ki ng. Dur i ngt hi ssessi on,Il ear nedt hatabl az oni nl i t er at ur ei sapoem t hatspec i fict ot he phy si cal at t r i but esofawoman.Idi scov er edt hati twascr eat edbyCl émentMar otwi t hhi s f amouspoem Lebeaut ét i nandwasmadepopul arbyPet r ar chandt heEl i z abet hanpoet s . Theyes peci al l yusedal otofmet aphor sbecauseabl az oncompar est hef emal ebodyt o j ewel s ,l avi shobj ect sorgoddesses … Forex ampl e,t hepoem ofEdmundSpenserunt i t l edEpi t hal ami oncompar est hebeaut y par toft hef emal ebodyt oval uabl eobj ect s:«herf or eheadi v or ywhi t e».Hedescr i besa flawl es swomanwi t hv al uesl i k echas t i t yandgi v esherani coni cdi mensi on.Ther eader hast hei mpr ess i ont hatt hewomani ssac r al i z ed:shei sagoddess.Shei st hei dealof women,ev er y oneshoul dbel i k eherands hedes er v est obewor shi ped. ThomasCampi ondoest hesameasSpenceri nhi spoem unt i t l edTher eI saGar denI n HerFace.I ndeed,hei sf ocus i ngonwomenwhohav enumer ousnobl ev al ues .Howev er , l i k eSpencer ,hecompar est hef emal ebodyt oacomes t i bl et hi ng(cher r y)orsomet hi ng pr eci ous( sapphi r es)t haty oucoul dt r ade.Thati deaoft r adegi v esust hei mpr ess i ont hat womenembodyt r eas ur es .

Mor eov er ,I ’ v enot i cedt hatabl az oni sf ul l ofcl i c héssoi ti seas yt omak ef unofi t .For i nst ance,Shak espear ei nhi sSonnet130,somet i mesr eadasanant i bl az on,expos et he Pet r ar chi sm t r adi t i on.Hedescr i best hef emal epar toft hebody i nasat i r i cal way :«I f hai r sbewi r es ,bl ackwi r esgr owonherhead».Butt hest r i ki ngpoi nti st hatevenhemade f unoft hebl az on,hehasf eel i ngsf orhi smi st r es s. I nt hepoem MyBoyf r i endwr i t t enbyCami l l eGut hr i e,weal sohav eapar odyoft hebl az on. Asamat t eroff act ,sher eshapest hebl az onbydes cr i bi ngt hephy si calat t r i but esofaman. I nherpoem,si mi l art ot hebeatgener at i onpoems,shemechani c al l ypay sat t ent i ont oever ybody' spar t sandt huswehav et oomuchi nf or mat i on.Shemadesur et hatt her eader f ol l owshergaz eandev er yt hi ngi sonequal f oot i ng.

Fur t her mor e,Il i k edhowHel enDunmor ei nherpoem Thr eeway sofabodyhowshei s confidi ngher sel ft ot her eader .Wecanf eel herst r uggl i ngwi t hherbody .I ti sl i k eshei s t r y i ngt or egai nt heener gyandpowerofherbodyi nvai n. Al so,Ienj oy edr eadi ngHannahSul l i v an’ spoem ent i t l ed TheYearofGet t i ngCar dsand Met aphor sf r om Syl v i aPl at h.Theybot hi l l us t r at et hei rownr epr esent at i onoft hef emal e body .Il ov edhowt heyshar edt hei rexper i encesandhowt hei rbodi eswentt r ough

t r ansf or mat i onl i k epr egnancyf orPl at h«I ’ m ar i ddl ei nni nes yl l abl es»andphy si cal pr ocess i ngf orSul l i v an«l ookatmybr east ,t heyar esc hool bel l s». Theybr ok ewi t ht het r adi t i onbyconv eyi ngar eal i st i ci mageoft hef emal ebodyandt hat affect edme. Thus,Iwoul ddes cr i beLuc i l l eCl i f t on’ spoem unt i t l edHomaget omyhi psast hemost f emi ni s tonebecaus el i k eSul l i v anandPl at h,shei sgavi ngusanewf r eshf acadeoft he bl az on.Iadmi r ehowLuci l l eCl i f t oni semanci pat i ngher sel ff r om t hesoc i et y’ snor msand howsher eal i z edt hatshehav east r ongpoweri nsi deofherbody .I ndeed,sheconveya uni ver sal mess age.Shei spr oudl yi mposi ngher sel fi nasoc i et yt hatwant shert ok eepa l owpr ofil e.Bysayi ng«t hesehi psar ebi ghi ps ,t heyneedspace… »shei sbr eaki ngwi t h t hei deal ofwomenbei ngsl i m andt hi n.Shewant edt ot el l ust hati t ’ sokt obe«chubby» andwomenshoul dembr acehowt heyl ookbecauseeac hpar toft hei rbodyi sbeaut i f ul . Andl i k eRupi Kaursai d«wear eal l bor nsobeaut i f ul ,t hegr eat estt r agedyi sbei ng

convi ncedwear enot». Al so,«homaget omyhi ps»r emi ndedmeofacont empor ar ypoem f r om anI nst apoetLat i Wi l lwhi chev ok est hef emal ebodyandI ’ m gl adt hatt hebl az onper si st ,di ffer entf r om t he t r adi t i on,buti ts t i l l l i v eon....