The Poem 'Death Valley' By June Hayes

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With a tone of warning, June Hayes’s e-poem “Death Valley” considers the harm of the human race (“we”) in space (Hayes). The added effect of electronic elements in Hayes’s e-poem appear to be a deliberate action to add deeper layers that could not be in a normal written poem. With the addition of electronic mediums, June hayes is able to tell a more complete narrative; furthering the effectiveness of her poem to the reader The title “Death Valley” was a deliberate action by Hayes to warn of the “dangerous” power held in the hand of humankind (Hayes). The harshness of the title suggests an understanding of the destruction capable in the hands of the collective human race. Furthermore, fire backdrops at the end of the poetry are a symbolic choice

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