I'm Not Sure

Read the poem below: "Homage to My Hips"
these hips are big hips
they need space to
move around in.
they don't fit into little
petty places. these hips
are free hips.
they don't like to be held back.
these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do.
these hips are mighty hips.
these hips are magic hips.
i have known them
to put a spell on a man and
spin him like a top!
-Lucille Clifton
I don't remember what type of poem this is but i agree with Vanessa this was the best poem we have read so far. It told me that big women/girls shouldn't be embarrassed of their size and their hips. The speaker of the poem was determined to get her point across. She is proud of her size/hips, but mainly her hips. She knows that not all women are skinny and she know that some women struggle with their weight. The speaker wants the reader and audience to understand her connection to big women. The speaker stays positive and and at the end was the best part. Towards the end of the poem she says how those hips also get men to do what she want them to do. They have a spell on men! Those hips are also strong. Lastly I like the the fact that i can break it down and understand the concept of the poem.! Nice Choice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!