Intertextuality and "Lullaby for Jean Rhys"

This Goodison poem is an intertext of Rhys' short story "Sleep It Off, Lady."    What are your thoughts on how this and other elements of the poem enhance meaning in "Lullaby for Jean Rhys"?


Notes of Interest:


http://www.jcls.net/contentsrhys.html


"Many of Goodison's poems focus on women and their struggles. Whereas some poems pay homage to great women—such as novelist Jean Rhys in "Lullaby for Jean Rhys," activist Winnie Mandela in "Bedspread," and civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in "For Rosa Parks"—many more focus on ordinary women and their daily lives."  From:  http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-1841900023.html

Academic Posters

Now that you've completed your LITS 2502 poster project, and you have uploaded the image and posted your comment on the blog, here is some more information on using posters at university level.
You may be required to do it again for another course or at a conference later in your career.
See the web link, but note part of what it says below about using posters as assignments at university:

Posters are often used as part of student assessments. [...]

What is an academic poster?

At university, students are often assessed on poster design. Posters are an effective way of communicating concisely, visually and attractively, and can be a powerful way of getting information across. Academic posters summarise information or research concisely and attractively, to help publicise it and generate discussion.
Posters are widely used in the academic community, and most conferences include poster presentations in their programme. Academic posters can reach a wide audience as they may be displayed for several hours or days, at national or international conferences. They may also be published online as part of conference proceedings, becoming part of a permanent record of research activity.
An effective poster can make a strong impact, so it's worth developing your poster planning skills.

Posters as assessment

At university, you will often find that one of your course assessments requires you to produce a poster, either individually or in a group. The criteria used to assess your poster will be weighted differently depending on your discipline.  [...]


http://www2.napier.ac.uk/gus/writing_presenting/academic_posters.html

Hodge's Message

Share your thoughts on what is the significance of the title and also what are the focal concerns of Merle Hodge's "Limbo Island".