Rebellious Poetry

Many poets can use unconventional methods of writing poems or making a point. In the poem "Homage to My Hips" Lucille Clifton chose to use 1 stanza with 15 lines. She does not capitalize and uses en jammed lines. In the poem the speaker is a women and she celebrates her body. In particular her "big hips." Most women in this society criticize body types especially big hips or waists. It is inspiring for this female speaker to express the pride and respect she has for her body. The speaker gives her hips a personality by saying "they don't like to be held back" and "they do what they want to do." It seems as though the speaker rebels against society and the restrictions that are put on women. In line 8 the speaker says "these hips have never been enslaved." Her hips have not been enslaved to media, feminine restraints, or more literally girdles, tights, and other enhancement products. She is proud of her hips no matter what anyone thinks.
Another example of rebellious poetry is the poem "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams. This poem has 3 quatrains and no punctuation. The poem is short and each stanza looks similar in physical shape. The poet also uses en jammed lines in his poem. The speaker sounds as though they left a note. The note apologizes for eating an other's plums. Although the speaker asks for forgiveness the last three lines of the poem suggest otherwise. "They were delicious so sweet and so cold", these lines sounds like the speaker is not very sorry for eating the plums. The note is not typical in poems. Many poems are written on a note but not many poems are written like a note.