Gladys+May+Casely+Hayford+7

== =Jake Scott pd 7=

Gladys May Casely Hayford was born in Axim, Ghana and was educated in the local gold coast schools and wales.she was called (Aquah LaLauh). She began showing interests in literature and writing short stories at a young age. much of her work were published in west African and American journals and newspapers. The tone of her poetry was then called Afro-Victorian mentality. It usually reflected on her education views and of a colonial middle class. Her poetry doesn't express a lot of African literature.

====Gladys may Casley Hayford parents were well known Adelaide Casely Hayford was an activist for cultural nationalism, and a short story writer. They lived in a British colony, Adelaide was the prince of wales.Gladys May Casely Hayford is a Harlem renaissance poet and has a more of an expression for African American women for an unrestricted vibe in society. She had made a change in her society by changing to a sexual attraction type poetry. She was one of only two that explored this type in the Harlem Renaissance.==== > =__ The Vulture __= > The vulture's the untidiest bird that I have > ever seen; > His nails are always dirty, his mouth is > seldom clean. > He wears his waistcoat crooked, then he > forgets his tie. > He wears his top coat inside out, and winks > a lazy eye, > Then ogles up with flattery, whenever you > pass by. > One sees from the whole jumble of clothing > that he wears, > He sleeps without undressing, and he never > says his prayers. > The vulture never has the time for a > refreshing bath, > But muddles through its filth and dirt and > never has a laugh. > The vulture's the unhappiest bird that ever > lived, I ween. > No home, no friends, no people, and a heart > unclean, unclean. > =Analysis= > ====The analysis for this poem is taking about a bird. An ugly big bird. This poem is so true in a lot of ways. The characteristics are right on, and it really says that it does everything in a bad way that isn't good for its appearance. A first reaction i got from this is that this is really true about these birds. There ugly mean and scavenges all it can get. It seems like she is aying that if your a vulture you do the bare minimum of life.==== > ====when it talks about how there is no friends no people not even a heart to a vulture. To me it sounds like being a vulture isn't good. Everything is dirty and doesn't have a feeling to it and is not social to other people and doesn't have a love for anything. Gladys is probably talking about a person that she knows in life that reminds her of this bird. The dirtiest and the ugliest bird has no heart and no meaning in its life.====

=in text citation= > Encyclopedia of African literature. "casely hayford, gladys may." //book rags//. N.p., 7 Oct. 2003. Web. 14 Apr. 2011. . >


 * Gikandi, Simon. "Encyclopedia of African literature - Google Books." //Google Books//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2011. .

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 * nelson, cary . "Children's Poems by Gladys May Casely-Hayford." //Welcome to English « Department of English, College of LAS, University of Illinois//. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2011. .