Listen "The Pantoum of Women"
Episode Synopsis
Episode Notes
After International Women’s Day on March 8th, this week’s episode is inspired by America Ferrera’s speech in the Barbie movie.
In the format of a pantoum poetic form, which repeats lines in succeeding stanzas, the contradictions women face are perpetually repeated and in conversation with each other—overlapping and taking on new meanings that simultaneously clarify and confuse, similar to how finding an answer/response to our questions opens the door of further questions.
The purpose of this is to create a safe container for the cyclical feelings of overwhelm and exhaustion to be seen, heard, and shared.
Here's an excerpt of the poem (the full written versions can now be found & read at mikbrew.substack.com!):
and don’t wait to grow old with a little selfish fear
and peel back layers of beefy mould soup
and shave it shiny when you fall down & fail rudely
because today we will snip the feeding tube
Listen to this week's episode to hear the full poem! If you’d like to share your moment or memory on the podcast, please head to tinyurl.com/bravingthewaves.
After International Women’s Day on March 8th, this week’s episode is inspired by America Ferrera’s speech in the Barbie movie.
In the format of a pantoum poetic form, which repeats lines in succeeding stanzas, the contradictions women face are perpetually repeated and in conversation with each other—overlapping and taking on new meanings that simultaneously clarify and confuse, similar to how finding an answer/response to our questions opens the door of further questions.
The purpose of this is to create a safe container for the cyclical feelings of overwhelm and exhaustion to be seen, heard, and shared.
Here's an excerpt of the poem (the full written versions can now be found & read at mikbrew.substack.com!):
and don’t wait to grow old with a little selfish fear
and peel back layers of beefy mould soup
and shave it shiny when you fall down & fail rudely
because today we will snip the feeding tube
Listen to this week's episode to hear the full poem! If you’d like to share your moment or memory on the podcast, please head to tinyurl.com/bravingthewaves.
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