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In the Park - Oral Analysis Introduction - Poet: Anne "In the Park" - a simple but dramatic poem about an unnamed woman's deprivation of motherhood. Today Michael and I will be presenting to the class our interpretation of Gwen Harwood's poem "In the Park." However before we read the poem, I will briefly explain Gwen Harwood's life and works. Gwen Harwood was an Australian poet who was dynamic, independent and well aware of her own worth. She was born in Brisbane 1920. She was raised by a close and loving family that consisted of strong women, Gwen's grandmother maintained her independence by earning her own living until she was 80 and her mother was a feminist who was involved in community issues. It was also Gwen's grandmother who first introduced her to poetry by reciting poems to Gwen and giving dramatic performance from sections of the Old Testament. Her father played the...

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