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Incandescence
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 Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject: I Wanna Have Sex on the Beach, or, Why I'm Not a Feminist |
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Every step you walk
you have to position yourself
in just the right light, because you
wouldn't want to look weak.
You can fall into your boss's lap but can't, no,
won't file a lawsuit; it's not healthy to admit
your weaknesses to others -- you can't give in,
your tears are only safe with you.
You see, the Feminist Poet
cannot ever go against the stream.
Once you have declared yourself
you are an elbow, the thing that must bend
only one way or break. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Ha. So so oddly amazing.
Every step you walk
you have to position yourself
in just the right light, because you
wouldn't want to look weak.
I loved that. The second stanza was weird but I can sort of see where you were going [lil fibs never hurt]
And the last two lines of your third stanza was a really good metaphor.
God damn... why does your poetry always make sense? |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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I think what lost some of the appeal of this to me was the bitter voice that came through - intentional or not or just sounded like you wanted to have a go at someone. Te second stanza has too many yous and understandably becomes too prosaic and feels wordy and I just felt like some sort of description/imagery/substance (take your pick) is needed to really make your point. Otherwise it feels like a rant.
I mean, structurally and technically it's all sound but I'm just sure about the way you've written it. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| It was a go at Toril Moi and Judith Butler. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Some feminists, right? Doesn't help me at all. |
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