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Re-reading Trethewey through Mixed Race Studies.

The article analyzes the poems "Family Portrait," "Vignette," and "Native Guard" by Natasha Trethewey. Particular focus is given to the role of mixed-race identity in Trethewey's poetry. Details on Trethewey's white Canadian father, the poet Eric Trethewey, are presented. Trethewey's personal and li...

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Published in:Southern Quarterly Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 123 - 153
Main Author: PEREIRA, MALIN
Format: Poetry Review
Published: University of Southern Mississippi Summer2013
Subjects:
Trethewey, Natasha D., 1966-
Family Portrait (Poem)
Vignette (Poem)
Native Guard (Poem)
Trethewey, Eric
Multiracial people in literature
Dove, Rita, 1952-
21st century (Literary period)
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Summary:The article analyzes the poems "Family Portrait," "Vignette," and "Native Guard" by Natasha Trethewey. Particular focus is given to the role of mixed-race identity in Trethewey's poetry. Details on Trethewey's white Canadian father, the poet Eric Trethewey, are presented. Trethewey's personal and literary relationship to the poet Rita Dove is also discussed.