Essays about: "Alicia Cook"

Found 1 essay containing the words Alicia Cook.

  1. 1. The Confessional Voice of The Female Poet and The Rise of Insta-Poetry

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Yara Gawrieh; [2019]
    Keywords : Insta-Poetry; Instagram; Rupi Kaur; Alicia Cook; Confessional Poetry; digital media; visuality; social activism;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the prospect of confessionalism’s potential resurgence in contemporary poetics through female poets on Instagram and discusses its relevance and likeness to mid 20th century confessional poetry. Two case studies of highly popular Insta- poets Rupi Kaur and Alicia Cook are presented and a close reading of a few of their poems is introduced in order to investigate their adaptation of what I call an over-confessional style that addresses issues such as mental health, family, sexuality, and the perception of the female body. READ MORE