The impression I had after reading both texts is that both writers "travel" through poetry, As Anne Waldman put it on page 182, "every woman is a dakini or sky-walker, one who does not have to walk on the groud, who can travel and can reconfigure the world through the play of her imagination." They use this imagination to story tell in different styles. Anne Waldman through chant like association poem using "I" but refering to all women as well.
In what strikes me in Gloria Anzaldua article is that she views the differences of Western European culture different than in Tribal culture in where she says that art is displayed behind glass planes, protected with guards, guarded with insurance, viewed by the intellects who can understand what is infront of them. This contrast with what is art in tribal cultures. Arts are not something that only the most intelligent view, it is not just a spectator but a participant in a ritual, they are in homes, and sacred places. They aren't treated as objects but as a person.
It's quite intriguing the way both create their story telling, one using a chat like association poetry, the other by evoking emotions with images.
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I agree with you. Waldman was chanting the "I" in the poem, but it refers to all women. She uses the "I" as a symbolism. And you mentioned something that I missed, you mentioned how one tells story using association poetry while the other evokes emotions with images
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