Tag: Poetry
An intertextual poem by Joanie Conwell
Joanie Conwell’s intertextual poem A Dangerous Woman describes some of the many inspiring dangerous women who have inspired her.
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“I’d leave the heavy lifting to the boys” – Tree surgeon Millie Earle-Wright responds critically and creatively to the way people perceive ‘men’s work’.
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Welcoming her back
Through interdisciplinary visual art, poetry and an essay, Elif Sezen introduces us to Camille Claudel, a sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Shazea Quraishi writes two poems on Egon Schiele’s portraits of his sister. ‘Sneering Woman’ is pictured here – read on and find out more.
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Just in time for the Winter Solstice, here is Claire Askew’s poem ‘What the kitchen witch said’. A mysterious recipe, an incantation, a spell.
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A poem by Irene Hossack
Poet and Creative Writing teacher Irene Hossack responds to the news of Margaret Thatcher’s death with her poem ‘Obituary’
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A poem by Marjorie Lotfi Gill
A dangerous woman questions the status quo; unpicks our assumptions by asking questions about them, or lives out questions by not behaving in expected ways.
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Roisin Kelly writes a poem about turning from Persephone to Jezebel.
Irish poet Roisin Kelly writes about Persephone and Jezebel, deception and betrayal, princesses, prophets and whores in this powerful poem.
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Elaine Gallagher responds to the Dangerous Women Project question with a poetic agenda, because ‘difference is deliberate,
disorderly, dangerous…’
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