Diane Di Prima

Within Poetry, the Form of a poem can say a lot about what the author intends the writing to mean and the form they are trying to communicate. In Diane Di Prima’s poems, she uses form to help her further exclaim the message that she wants her poems to contain…

One way beat poets are able to further exemplify the message of their poetry is through form. The way the poem is written on the page can impact how the readers read it. The shape of the poem can also affect the tone of the poem. For example, a short…

Diane DiPrima develops the divine, powerful nature of femininity throughout her poem “The Loba Dances”. DiPrima portrays the very goddess-like character, The Loba, as multifaceted. This ultimately creates a commentary on the dynamic nature of femininity. Loba translates to “she-wolf” in Spanish and can be seen as an allusion to…

Often times, poets will find a way to write their poems in a way that excites the reader before they even look at the words and understand the content. The words are arranged in a way on the page that can help the reader visualize the author’s tone. In Diane…

On the 25th of October 2020, Diane di Prima died at the age of 86. She had been sick for some time, she lived in a nursing home for the elderly due to various health problems, but the image that remains of Diane is not that of a woman despondent…