Eyes Prescribed Poem her eyes stare to challenge

Eyes Prescribed Poem

her eyes stare to challenge her from a plate on the kitchen table which eyes will she need for today? Eyes the eyes of terror she has thrown away the eyes of submission are blinded now she avoids the eyes of shame her hand hovers above the plate will she choose eyes of wonder or contempt will she choose eyes full of compassion the eyes are watching her eyes that can soothe or sting her tears she picks the eyes filled with rage

Eckermann reads Eyes

Eckermann interview on Eyes

Purpose - Addresses the experience of women in any challenging situation. - Challenges the audience to think about the normal reaction to challenging situations – especially for aboriginal women i. e. when your child is taken away from you, or when you're child is returned, or when you meet your mum for the first time at age 34. - Eckermann speaks about how she never knew how to act in those situations. - Anger was used as a form of protection - It is a poem for all women, from all cultures, who suffer from domestic violence.

The following basic statistics help demonstrate the prevalence and severity of violence against women: on average, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner. • 1 in 3 Australian women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15. • 1 in 5 Australian women has experienced sexual violence. 3 • 1 in 6 Australian women has experienced physical or sexual violence by current or former Context • 1 in 4 Australian women has experienced emotional abuse by a current or former partner. • Australian women are nearly three times more likely than men to experience violence from an intimate partner. • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women report experiencing violence in the previous months at 3. 1 times the rate of non- Indigenous women. • In 2014– 15, Indigenous women were 32 times as likely to be hospitalised due to family violence as non-Indigenous women. https: //www. ourwatch. org. au/understanding-violence/facts-and-figures Go here for more details on Aboriginal Domestic Violence

Take note of the following language forms and features on the poem: Poem Annotation • tercet: a poetic unit of three lines, rhymed or unrhymed • Absence of punctuation • Personification • Metaphors • Rhetorical Questions • Symbols • Imagery • High/low modality • Distinct stanza divisions • Repetition • Eyes – motif • Maternal Imagery

Analysis Table • Complete the analysis table for this poem – connecting the rubric concepts to key moments in the poem. • Download Here: Eyes - Analysis Table This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.

Paragraph Writing Write an analytical paragraph in response to the following question? How does Eckermann represent the collective identity of women in her poem Eyes?