Posts Tagged ‘ mary oliver ’

box of darkness

Aug 18th, 2008 | By Sinclair | Category: poetry

The Uses of Sorrow
(In my sleep I dreamed this poem)
Someone I loved once gave me a
box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.
Mary Oliver
from Thirst



Choice feminism & compulsory gender roles

Aug 1st, 2008 | By Sinclair | Category: theory

Lady Brett has a new post over at her fabulous blog Don’t Let’s Talk about feminism and housewifery, and I left a rather long-ish comment, and still find myself with strong feelings on the subject.
So hey, why else do I have a blog but to write impromptu non-fiction personal essays about gender and feminist theory?
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