Feminist Undercurrents in Gwen Harwood’s “A Game of Chess” and Louise Glück’s “Mock Orange”
Location
Ponderosa Room A
Presentation Type
Presentation
Presentation Topic
Poem Analysis
Start Date
6-3-2026 2:30 PM
Event Sort Order
38
Abstract
By analyzing Gwen Harwood’s “A Game of Chess” and Louise Glück’s “Mock Orange,” I hope to discover and describe the feminist undercurrents within Hardwood’s sonnet and Glück’s pastoral. I also intend to write about how Hardwood and Glück deconstruct the traditional sonnet and pastoral to reveal a struggle with sexism. What makes this paper and analysis significant is a deeper understanding of these two poems to further explore their feminist themes, which will facilitate an understanding of written analysis.
Feminist Undercurrents in Gwen Harwood’s “A Game of Chess” and Louise Glück’s “Mock Orange”
Ponderosa Room A
By analyzing Gwen Harwood’s “A Game of Chess” and Louise Glück’s “Mock Orange,” I hope to discover and describe the feminist undercurrents within Hardwood’s sonnet and Glück’s pastoral. I also intend to write about how Hardwood and Glück deconstruct the traditional sonnet and pastoral to reveal a struggle with sexism. What makes this paper and analysis significant is a deeper understanding of these two poems to further explore their feminist themes, which will facilitate an understanding of written analysis.
Presenter Bio
This is Persephony Tobin, a senior here at the University of Nebraska as Kearney. Her major is English with a writing emphasis. Back in high school, she was published in the 2021 edition and, a year later, was poetry editor of 2022 edition of Istoria, Lincoln Northstar’s literary magazine. She was also an editor for 2024 edition of The Carillon, UNK’s own literary magazine. Persephony plans on graduating in May of 2026, and will apply to UNK’s English graduate program to further her education. Later, she hopes to apply to an online Masters program for a degree in Library Science.