Corey, what a glowing advance review of your book of poetry, Death Kindly Stopped For Me. How wonderful that your book has been perceived as a teaching tool for classical poetry. It was interesting to learn that your favourite form of poetry is the sonnet, particularly the Shakespearean sonnet. Your comparison of Emily Dickinson’s poem, Because I could not stop for Death and the Barbie movie does seem, at first, to be unlikely as you state. However, the connections you make between the two are most valid, having watched the movie and read Dickinson’s poem mentioned above. For example, Barbie’s Mattel box can be likened to a coffin of sorts. It represents the many restrictions placed upon her as a woman in the “real” world and the death of the many freedoms which she enjoyed in “Barbieland.” Your poem, Barbie Could Not Stop For Death is just as timely as Dickinson’s and will resonate with readers for years to come.
Thank you for your kind words, Sharon! We had a lot of fun talking about that Barbie movie, didn't we?! I thought the name Irrepressible Thoughts of Death Barbie was hilarious! It is so touching how her Barbie friends in Barbieland support her, even though they cannot imagine any thoughts of death themselves.
Corey, what a glowing advance review of your book of poetry, Death Kindly Stopped For Me. How wonderful that your book has been perceived as a teaching tool for classical poetry. It was interesting to learn that your favourite form of poetry is the sonnet, particularly the Shakespearean sonnet. Your comparison of Emily Dickinson’s poem, Because I could not stop for Death and the Barbie movie does seem, at first, to be unlikely as you state. However, the connections you make between the two are most valid, having watched the movie and read Dickinson’s poem mentioned above. For example, Barbie’s Mattel box can be likened to a coffin of sorts. It represents the many restrictions placed upon her as a woman in the “real” world and the death of the many freedoms which she enjoyed in “Barbieland.” Your poem, Barbie Could Not Stop For Death is just as timely as Dickinson’s and will resonate with readers for years to come.
~Sharon Chinchen
Thank you for your kind words, Sharon! We had a lot of fun talking about that Barbie movie, didn't we?! I thought the name Irrepressible Thoughts of Death Barbie was hilarious! It is so touching how her Barbie friends in Barbieland support her, even though they cannot imagine any thoughts of death themselves.