Question

Can someone please help me find the meaning of this poem

Answer 1

Answer:

The title of the poem is short but suggestive. The word “power” is a reference to the will force of Marie Curie. It also suggests Curie's mental capacity to continue her research, denying her “radiation sickness”.

Explanation:

i  coudnt get you, do you mean the meaning of the title or the entire poem?

This is the analysis:

In ‘Power’ by Adrienne Rich the first line may seem incoherent at first with respect to the other sections of the poem. But it is significant while taking the subject matter of the poem in totality. There is a reference to history and its importance in a person’s life. Rich says that we have a deep connection with our past. But true history remains hidden under the earthly layers of bias and orthodoxy of the society. The poetess refers to someone living there, in the real world of unheard history. She is none other than the famous scientist Marie Curie. It becomes in the third stanza of the poem.