To Julia de Burgos

To Julia de Burgos is interesting on many different levels, one being that she uses the format of a letter, which she is essentially writing to herself, as the basis of the poem. She appears to view herself as two different people, the writer being a more free and unconfined person, and the woman she is speaking to in the letter being a captive of many different vices. The woman being written to in this poem appears to belong to her husband, and controlled by "everyone." The fact that she distinguishes herself as a free woman and spirit when in reality it appears she is confined is really unique and interesting. She shows the reader two sides of herself while at the same time acting as though she is only one. Not sure if that made sense, but yeah. 

I love when she is talking about how she owes her being nothing to no one and how she is dependent on herself and nature where as the woman she speaks of depends solely on everyone else.