Essays about: "Yara Gawrieh"

Found 2 essays containing the words Yara Gawrieh.

1. 1. The Ecocritical Instapoet: Digital Media Ecofeminist Poetry

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Yara Gawrieh Ekmark; [2022]
   Keywords : Instapoetry; Digital Media; Ecofeminism; Metamodernism; Rupi Kaur; Poetic Sympathies; Activism; Environmental Humanities; Instagram.;

   Abstract : In recent years, a new poetry genre has emerged, currently known as Instapoetry, and its chief practitioners are often young females (Pâquet 2019). Instapoetry has many characteristics influenced by the nature of the Instagram platform on which it is published, such as its brevity and its inclusion of visual effects with the text. READ MORE

3. 2. 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