The Virgin’s Memo
Carol Ann Duffy * Track #11 On Feminine Gospels
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The Virgin's Memo by Carol Ann Duffy
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Carol Ann DuffyAbout
In this poem Duffy aims to show the sexist nature of society throughout the ages. The poet imagines a memo written by the Virgin Mary to Jesus listing the things that she hopes he will change or eradicate. All of these still exist, so the reader concludes he disregarded her views. The aim is to show...
The Virgin’s Memo Annotated
maybe not abscesses, acne, asthma,
son, maybe not boils,
maybe not cancer
or diarrhoea
or tinnitus of the inner ear,
maybe not fungus,
maybe rethink the giraffe,
maybe not herpes, son,
or (text illegible)
or jellyfish
or (untranslatable)
maybe not leprosy or lice,
the menopause or mice, mucus, son,
neuralgia, nits,
maybe not body odour,
piles,
quicksand, quagmires,
maybe not rats, son, rabies, rattlesnakes,
shite,
and maybe hang fire on the tarantula,
the unicorn's lovely,
but maybe not veruccas
or wasps,
or (text illegible)
or (untranslatable)
maybe not...
The Virgin’s Memo Q&A
Who wrote The Virgin’s Memo's ?
The Virgin’s Memo was written by Carol Ann Duffy.