text: can anyone help me on how culture effects poetry? i need more on white female poets and how race effects their writing but anything will help! poetry is an expression of emotion with words.  if your race or any facet of your culture evokes powerful emotions then it is good fuel for poetry.    if you are specifically looking for links to race for white female poets, then you should look for a poem that reflects this theme, study it, and also study the poet and the context in which she wrote the poem.