Every morning I make love to this body I used to treat her like a suit of armor Cold Detached Disposable Replaceable I wake her up every morning I play with her, stretch, push I allow her new experiences Fill every crevice with gratitude I nourish her out of love I am gentle with her […]
A woman of integrity I am Not I paint my lips the color of winterberry’s Not within the lines Bleeding onto yellowing teeth Corse laughter Head thrown back Aging howling mouth Unashamed of careless indifference I will sleep with a man without knowing His name His intentions His profession I lie For the person I […]
And she’ll always slip through your fingers like too fine sand ground by life. Ground by laughing too hard and grieving too dark. Eroded by the water falling from her eyes and the storms raging in her mind. Carried away by the gentle touch of the people she’s loved and the plundering hands of burglars […]
citrus orchards blue bruises scratchy throats misguided muses helpless hands lightweight hearts heavy eyes thousands of miles empty insides hungry souls whispering willows waned hope Where did you go? drunken mind exposed spines burnt in time chilling cries Why must you hide? youthful cruelty devilish pride you let him inside imparted whole Celestial wretch And […]
I have a shameful secret. I hate water. There, I said it. There’s something about water that’s just so…blah. The idea of drinking 8 glasses a day seems as impossible as running 8 miles a day. But I know how important it is to stay hydrated. I also know that if I’m not drinking water, […]
That very thought crosses my mind most nights as I lay my anxious body to bed. How am I in my thirties still at the same job that I started in my twenties? How am I still paying for rent for a tiny apartment while my friends are building homes? Speaking of friends how is […]
Dear Ladies, I’m writing this to you because after three years of running Words of Women I’ve finally decided to draw back the curtain and tell you about myself. My name is Lauren Martin and I’m a 27-year-old New Yorker who created Words of Women as an outlet. For three years I’ve been using it […]
Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist who belongs to the feminist branch of a generation of artists that emerged around 1980, looking for new ways to make narrative or commentary an implicit part of visual objects. Her contemporaries include Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Sarah Charlesworth, and Louise Lawler. The public dimension is integral to […]