Some of Bradstreet's poetry shows how close her relationship with God was. In "The Flesh and the Spirit" the imagery she uses to try and describe heaven paints a very vivid picture for the reader. "Mine eyes doth pierce the heavens, and see/ What is invisible to thee./ My garments are not silk or gold/ Nor such like trash which earth doth hold,/ But royal robes I shall have on/ More glorious than the glist'ring sun/" (Bradstreet lines 77-82).
She also wrote of different things that happened in her life. She wrote of her struggles with the absence of her husband "A Letter to Her Husband",she wrote of tragedies in "Upon the Burning of Our House" and "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild" she speaks of dealing with loss. Her works were very holistic and she wrote about everything that happened in her life on a very personal level.
Bradstreet also had an amazing advantage as a successful woman poet. In this era, everything was dominated by men. There were significant gender roles between men and women. Luckily, she grew up very educated and her parents and husband played a dominant role in society and she held a higher stature among her peers which helped lead to her success.
Bradstreet, Anne. "Anne Bradstreet (1612?-1672)." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "The Flesh and the Spirit." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "The Author of Her Book." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "A Letter to Her Husband, Absent upon Public Employment." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "The Flesh and the Spirit." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "The Author of Her Book." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "A Letter to Her Husband, Absent upon Public Employment." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
Bradstreet, Anne. "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet, Who Deceased August, 1665 Being a Year and a Half Old." ENGL-2327. Shared Files. Tarrant County College. 8 September 2010. Web. 11 December 2010. PDF file.
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