Maria explores some of the key themes in 'Giuseppe' by Roderick Ford. Issues surrounding topics of power and gender are addressed and in particular, Maria highlights the narrative technique used to focus on shame and guilt. 'Giuseppe' appears in 'Poems of the Decade: An anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry' which is on the Pearson Edexcel Specification for English Literature A Level. However, this is a thought provoking poem that speaks to much in our modern world and therefore will be of interest to the more general reader of poetry and enthusiasts for Roderick Ford.