This paper is an anthology analysis: a collection of poems bound together by a
common theme---
womanhood. The five poems are
womanhood poems written by Erica Jong, Maya Angelou, Anne Sexton, Genny Lim and Elma Mitchell. All the poems talk about
womanhood and the differing perspectives of what a woman really is. After selecting these poems, the author analyzes them and relates the
common threads they share as well as the differences.