a woman’s place i heard a woman becomes herselfthe first time she speaks without permission then, every word out of her moutha riot say, beautiful& point to the map of your bodysay, brave& wear your skin like a gown or a suitsay, hero& cast yourself in the lead role /// when a girl pronounces herContinue reading “Poem of the Week: "a woman's place" by Denice Frohman”
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Poem of the Week: “WHEN I SAY THAT WE ARE ALL TEEN GIRLS” by Olivia Gatwood
Center for Poetry intern, Jillian Bowe, chose this week’s poem. Here’s what she had to say about it: “Olivia Gatwood is an unapologetic force bringing light to all the glory and frustration of being a girl. Her re-contextualization of the words “teen girl” in this piece, paired with her grace in captivating a stage, servesContinue reading “Poem of the Week: “WHEN I SAY THAT WE ARE ALL TEEN GIRLS” by Olivia Gatwood”
Poem of the Week: Marrying the Hangman by Margaret Atwood
Ligeia, from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem of the same name. Both poems focus heavily on themes of marriage, bondage, death, and sinister new life. | Illustration by Harry Clarke, 1919. “Marrying the Hangman” She has been condemned to death by hanging. A man may escape this death by becoming the hangman, a woman by marrying the hangman.Continue reading “Poem of the Week: Marrying the Hangman by Margaret Atwood”
Poem of the Week: “Who Said it was Simple,” by Audre Lorde
Who Said it was Simple Audre Lorde There are so many roots to the tree of anger that sometimes the branches shatter before they bear. Sitting in Nedicks the women rally before they march discussing the problematic girls they hire to make them free. An almost white counterman passes a waiting brotherContinue reading “Poem of the Week: “Who Said it was Simple,” by Audre Lorde”
Carolyn Gage at the RCAH Center for Poetry
We’re thrilled to welcome playwright Carolyn Gage to the Center for Poetry. A feminist, lesbian playwright, she specializes in non-traditional roles for women, especially those reclaiming famous lesbians whose stories have been distorted or erased from history. Please join us for the following events surrounding Carolyn’s visit: Wednesday, November 6: An Evening of Lesbian Theatre withContinue reading “Carolyn Gage at the RCAH Center for Poetry”
The RCAH Center for Poetry at MSU 