“Even when the work is about the Self, we want and expect that others will weigh in on it, critically, as art. But many poets—especially, I wager, queer, feminist, marginalized, and young poets—read a Myles poem and see, beyond the work as literature, a vision of the self we would like to enact in the world: brash, confident, living large.”–Arielle Greenberg on Eileen Myles
“I was feeling the effects of race, class, and identifying as a woman. In these moments I turn to poetry for strength, but sometimes it’s not as immediate as a form I need. Memes, on the other hand, need very little editing and are capable of distilling all that needs to be said in a few pithy sentences. I find this form very satisfying and most importantly of all, hilarious. I need to keep laughing. I wonder sometimes if my own poetry is just a self-care strategy of keeping myself entertained in a country I find profoundly disgusting. When I can make myself laugh I’m practicing the lost art of being my own best friend. It’s great.”–From an interview with Nikki Wallschlaeger
From: I Hate Telling You How I Really Feel by Nikki Wallschlaeger
“…Contreras, who was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the U.S. since the age of 4, is on a mission to teach Afro-Latin women to embrace their natural curls. At her Miss Rizos salon, which opened in December 2014, curls are defined, protected, appreciated — and never straightened. She is part of a broader wave of young Dominicans raised or educated abroad who are bringing a new sense of black identity and pride to their culture.”
Samantha Bee started the #SmileForJoe Twitter campaign against MSNBC Host Joe Scarborough who critiqued Hillary Clinton for not smiling enough.
“’I’m required by law to tell you that by having an abortion, you can increase your risk for breast cancer, even though there’s no scientific evidence to support that,’ says Dr. Willie J. Parker in a talk with a woman who is at his Alabama clinic to have an abortion. He then lists several health risks of an abortion, from hemorrhaging to complications that could lead to uterus removal, that by the way, are exactly the same health risks of having the child.”–A description of a scene from the new documentary, Trapped
Read about “the problem with a technology revolution designed primarily for men.” i.e. women’s needs as afterthought.
“You have to have some matter of dissatisfaction in order to be asking questions, or just acknowledging the complexity of the world and how fucking chaotic it is. The beautiful moment sits very close to the horrific one.”–Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt on why she’s angry
“Yesterday morning they were fighting. It was 4 in the morning. I thought about calling the cops, but we just went back to sleep. Now I wish I would have,” said the neighbor of a woman killed by domestic violence on Monday in Tucson, Arizona
Everyday Feminism is seeking contributing writers who specialize in writing about “mass incarceration, Islamophobia and the War on Terror, foreign policy, sex industry, immigration, and/or labor, fat acceptance” and more.
Live in L.A.? Check out this new exhibition by artist Whitney Hubbs that I’m so excited about! “Body Doubles” is up March 19 through May 7 at M+B.
Woman no. 3, 2016 by Whitney Hubbs
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