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HOMAGE TO MY HIPS ~ LUCILLE CLIFTON
Lucille Clifton’s “Homage to My Hips” is spiritually rhythmic. Homage to My Hips explodes with ideas that are embedded and internalized in the psyche of human beings. This poem, when read, exposes the female persona (hips) as ordinary, representative of women who are unconsciously enslaved by imagery and influence, and as extraordinary, representative of strong self-confident influential women.
“these hips are big hips
they need space to move around in
they don’t fit into little petty places
these hips are free hips
they don’t like to be held back
these hips have never been enslaved
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do
these hips are mighty hips
these hips are magic hips
i have known them to put spell on a man
and spin him like a top!
Approximate Word count = 698
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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