Theresa's Friends (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Creeley
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Poem
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Language or languages, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Identity, Ireland or Irish people, Self-revelations
Creeley was raised by several women after his father died, including his mother, his grandmother, and a slightly retarded woman named Theresa whom his father had brought home to work as a maid. Creeley came to think of her as an “emotional ally” who was not as severe as his family and who needed his friendship in her alien condition. Among the poems Creeley wrote about his family, “Theresa's Friends” is a reminiscence that excludes some of the complex emotional intensity that sometimes almost overwhelms the poet so that here he can enjoy his reflections without feeling forced...
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