woman in poetry

 Elizabeth Barret Browning was a poet during Victorian era. Her very first poem was written when she was 6 or 8 years old. She later wrote 'The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point' and 'A Curse for a Nation' to expressed her feelings of opposition towards slavery. She described the cruelty of the slavers in the poems. These poems were said to be the cause that led the rift between her and her father. In 1842, she wrote 'The Cry of the Children' to condemn about child labour. She also raised support for Lord Shaftesbury's Then Hours Bill to help bring about the child labour reforms.

In 1845, she started courtship with Robert Browning, a poet, who later married her. The courtship between these two poets gave great influence to them. Both of them greatly influenced each other in their works. She wrote 'Sonnets from the Portuguese' after she met Browning. in this poem, she used rhyme schemes that is usually used in Portuguese sonnets. A verse novel entitled 'Aurora Leigh' was also produced after she met Browning which tells story about a female writer who tries to balance her work and love life. The writings of this novel was based on her personal experience.

There are many of her works that carries a religious theme. In her poem, she explored about the religious aspects. Thus, in her poem, she used religious imagery and allusion to apocalypse.