When reading poetry, it is often vital to have an awareness of its context. Particularly in the works of Judith Wright, it is important to have a familiarity with her life and also some knowledge of Australian during her time. Without an understanding of the context, poems such as 'Woman to Man' and 'Bora Ring' could be challenging when considering what they are reflecting on. However other poems such as 'Rainforest', do not require such an in depth comprehension of the context to be appreciated.

'Woman to Man', a poem comprising of four stanzas, each with four verses, was written by Judith Wright in nineteen forty-nine. This poem could quite easily be enjoyed as a poem that is chiefly concerned with nature. The first stanza opens with 'The eyeless labourer in the night, the selfless, shapeless seed I hold,
builds for its resurrection day' and for readers with little or no knowledge of Judith Wright's life, it would be easy to accept this as a simple reference to nature as is......

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Title: Metho Drinker
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