A raging feminist has been lurking dormant in my system, it seems, and lately I find myself enraged at the objectification of women, lies we’re told about our bodies, lessons we learn by osmosis– how to talk about ourselves as never meeting the Photoshopped standard, too big here, not enough there, flaw after flaw afterContinue reading “Beauty Everywhere”
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Most Memorable Moment: Ten Years Later
Last night, we went to Bull and Bones Brewhaus and Grill in Blackburg, Virginia (look at that nice alliteration… it’s even a poetic location) for karaoke and drinks. Brandon asked me what moment is most memorable for me from the last ten years together, not counting our wedding day and the births of our children,Continue reading “Most Memorable Moment: Ten Years Later”
Book 6, 2012: Beautiful and Pointless by David Orr
I just finished Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry by David Orr, and now I am sad. It isn’t often that I come across a person who cares so much about poetry but is equally as honest about the state of contemporary poetry, and that willingness to illuminate the reality of modern poetry andContinue reading “Book 6, 2012: Beautiful and Pointless by David Orr”
Sarah Marie Wells 