Hello everyone. I'm here to talk about Gwen Harwood's poetry and how it reflects her spiritual/philosophical beliefs about life, death and our place in the world. Spiritual is having to do with the soul or spirit, while philosophical is to do with the study of the causes and laws of all things. In Gwen Harwood's poems The Glass Jar an At Mornington, she uses spiritual or philosophical beliefs to show life, death and our …
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…in the world top reflect Gwen Harwood and her beliefs. As shown by 'Th Glass Jar' and 'At Mornington' Gwen Harwood's poetry reflects her spiritual/philosophical beliefs. In the poems this is done by religious terms, the comparing of everyday occurances and the uses of items to symbolise spiritual beliefs. This is why the beliefs are about life, death and our place in the world just like the comment from the critic R.F Bressinden.