Book cover. Poems from the Women's Movement, edited by Honor Moore (2009) Cover shows photo of women marching in solidarity (4 stars) ""The is no difference between being raped and being pushed down a flight of concrete steps except that the wounds also bleed inside. There is no difference between being raped and being run over by a truck except that afterward men ask if you enjoyed it. There is no difference between being raped and being bit on the ankle by a rattlesnake except that people ask if your skirt was short and why you were out alone anyway......" excerpt of Rape Poem by Marge Piercy Ten Commandments for Liberation 1. though shalt clean up thine own messes. no servants whether paid (cleaning ladies) or indentured (wives) 2. thou shalt not use other people. as tome hayden used james rector to advertise people's park, as marxists use workers to overthro the ruling class, as i just used tom hayden for demonstration purposes. 3. thou shalt not foul the air, with motor vehicles, the water, with detergents, the earth, with chemicals and pesticides. 4. thou shalt not deny any person's humanity. blacks are not niggers, vietnamese are not gooks, women are not chicks, cops are not pigs. 5. thou shalt not endanger other people for an idea. 6. thou shalt not be ashamed, we are all perverts. we all have pasts we could spend our lives denying. 7. thou shalt revel in what you really are: don't change your looks, don't stop talking, go ahead and be. 8. listen to your body: it will let you know whether or not you are content 9. living things shall be allowed to breathe & grow. 10. write your own commandments. i am only a person like you. "burn this & memorize yourself." poem by Alta

Photo of Honor Moore, born Oct 1948 New York City. American author of poetry, creative non-fiction, plays.

💙📚Poetry (I readily admit it's not a genre I necessarily get, but my next look at books will be 15 poets & books, I've read & enjoyed)
15 poets, different styles
Author #10 / 15
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