I, the worst of all.
Mar. 6th, 2009 08:17 amIn the end, if the wrong in me is that I a woman compose poems, since clearly man have done so and to great praise, what evil is there in my being a woman poet? (Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz)
Recently in my World Literature class, I was introduced to Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. I thought I'd share a quote from her as well as a poem of hers, translated by Willis Barnstone.
( She Complains about Her Fate: She Asserts Her Aversion to Vices and Justifies Her Pleasure in the Muses )