O lugar do corpo e da poesia na sala de aula

uma experiência de leitura de "Preamar", de Neide Archanjo e "Andrômaca", de Luiza Romão

Abstract

This article broaches the reading experience of epic and lyrical poems written by women during a teaching internship at the second year of a high school. Moreover, we have reflected on how feminine bodies and authorship are still at a marginalized space in literature teaching. Thus, we propose an oral and performing approach, through two poems by Brazilian women authors: "Preamar" (1984), by Neide Archanjo, writer from São Paulo who went through a silencing process on her work, and "Andrômaca" (2021), by Luiza Romão, a known author in the slam scene. We believe that an approach which defies the belief of mind over body in the classroom would make possible a more enjoyable poetry reading, contributing to create critical and autonomous readers. To fundament this work, we have reached for the studies of some women researchers, such as bell hooks (2017), Audre Lorde (2019), and Eliana Oliveira (2018). From this experience, we have concluded that poetry reading, backed by a feminist critical pedagogy and anchored in the presence of voice and body, provides students with a new path for appreciating the literary text. We also believe that introducing contemporary women poets in classes broadens horizons and represents resistance to patriarchal society and to the hegemonic curriculum which reflects this dominant ideology.