Category Archives: 20th century

The first of my blog posts was an ekphrastic poem that reflects on Pablo Picassos Le demoiselles d’avignon. This poem attempted to capture the perspective of the women within the painting. Picasso often depicted paintings which strove to challenge the status quo and reflected societal issues. In this particular painting Picasso explores such themes asContinueContinue reading “Summative entry”

Hey Evelyn,I absolutely agree with your perspectives of Owen’s work, believing them to be, similarly to you, revealing of the devastation of wars. Furthermore, I believe they strongly reflect his complete abhorrence for the death and destruction that faced the youthful soldiers. Addressing and relating these to modern society was quite poignant and absolutely vitalContinueContinue reading “Peer review 4”