Tag: Poetry
Two poems by Olivia Buntaine
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
The Not-Want To separate from someone Whom you love Is an act of patriotism If they are your...
Read MoreTwo poems by Jane Barnes
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
First Night / Cambridgeport, 1977 She and I lay on her bed watching “Persona” the couple fights...
Read MoreAbortion
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
By Emma Love I love sex. Rough and dirty, Tender and slow, I love it all. I was taught I am free to make choices about my body As I saw fit. I was taught That any pregnancy not my own, Isn’t any of my damn business. Tell me life...
Read MoreVenus of Now
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
By Stephani Twidwell I will never be Venus de Milo, a silent trophy a possession of men of manufactured beauty I am Venus of Malala, of Steinem, a voice rising above the forced muzzle of an outdated patriarchy I will never be...
Read MoreBody Swap
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
Poem and artwork by Billie April Mold moved to a habitat unknown it began to split. I unravelled,...
Read MoreAbortion Poem
Dec 9, 2022 | 2023 Winter - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism, Poetry
By Syd Shaw “I never felt much about it either way, but the doctors told me after that I...
Read MoreLetter to girlfriend’s mother(s)
Dec 9, 2022 | 2023 Winter - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism, Poetry
By Anusree Raveendran This poem deals with the relationship of two girls and how they confront...
Read MoreCorpus
Dec 9, 2022 | 2023 Winter - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism, Poetry
By Sarah O’Connor what does this body want? this more-than-machine of earth and electricity I have...
Read MoreScales Of a Dragon
Dec 8, 2022 | 2023 Winter - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism, Poetry
By Amelia Díaz Ettinger when I was four, I knew how to say no but not when to scream it in an...
Read MoreHere, in South Africa
Dec 8, 2022 | 2023 Winter - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism, Poetry
By Kirsten Deane Here, in South Africa I have seen a few women who are capable of growing hair on their chins. This only seems unusual when there is a man beside them. Here, in South Africa we are told that men will...
Read MoreOur Blood is on Your Hands
Dec 5, 2022 | 2023 Winter - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism
By Jodelle Marx Jodelle Marx (she/her) is a visual artist and spoken word poet from Oregon, USA....
Read MoreThe S is Not Silent
Dec 5, 2022 | 2023 Winter - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism, Poetry
By Cassia Buonadonna is a 20-year-old student and activist passionate about the cross-over between...
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