Part one of term paper
The poetry of Gwen Harwood reflects a great deal on the values of society and of Harwood herself. These values are clearly shown in her poems "Home of Mercy" and "An Impromptu for Ann Jennings". In both of these poems Harwood explores contrasting views of women. The two poems I chose both show completely different views on motherhood and chi ...

Part two of term paper
... seems to take joy in the unique and very special bond that is made between women friends who share their time throughout this type of experience? Harwood begins her poem by stressing the difficulties of motherhood and ends the poem by discussing the powerful community of women, who are able to share together the burdens and joys of motherhood. The way Harwood presents to us the women in this poem are that through childbirth they have been bought closer together and have become emotionally st ...