Back in Time
Until I received an email telling me that an acquaintance had an article in the latest issue of Sinister Wisdom, I thought that journal had disappeared years ago. Without a women's bookstore nearby it's easy to lose track of what's still being published.
I ordered one issue.
It came yesterday and I put on my Birkenstocks, sat down and read. A strong feminist perspective in each article propelled me back in time—to a time when my poem appeared in Sinister Wisdom. Not knowing who might pick up the magazine and working in a public school, I published the poem using my first and middle name.
So many of us moved away from radical feminism—we sought assimilation.
After reading a number of articles I realized that I want to order a subscription because I love the edge some of the writers bring to their pieces.
My poem appeared in a 1988 fall issue—twenty-six years ago. I'd like to submit another poem under my full name.
I ordered one issue.
It came yesterday and I put on my Birkenstocks, sat down and read. A strong feminist perspective in each article propelled me back in time—to a time when my poem appeared in Sinister Wisdom. Not knowing who might pick up the magazine and working in a public school, I published the poem using my first and middle name.
So many of us moved away from radical feminism—we sought assimilation.
After reading a number of articles I realized that I want to order a subscription because I love the edge some of the writers bring to their pieces.
My poem appeared in a 1988 fall issue—twenty-six years ago. I'd like to submit another poem under my full name.
2 Comments:
This is a powerful reminder about "the good old days." Thanks for posting.
Who knows I may start singing the old songs!
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