Category Archives: gender and sexuality

Beltane 2013 – union and loneliness

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Beltane fell on a Wednesday this year. It’s my favorite holiday, but even though it is a holiday of union, this year it leaves me feeling rather lonely. On Sunday I’d intended to rise early and make the trip across the river … Continue reading →

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Bring me

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Bring me flowers, because flowers die and have to be brought again and again Bring me a stone for which no blood was spilled Bring me cat food, and five grapefruit you bought for five dollars at the grocer’s Bring … Continue reading →

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the plant reaches toward the light

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

marigold meant for marriage by the front door — for luck – grows leggy and strange in its pursuit of the light that falls just short of the door it blooms barely marigold but still blooms                  tiny yellow hearts at … Continue reading →

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Okelle’s guide to online shopping for curvy ladies

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

Despite the fact that my blog is mostly devoted to poetry and other arcane topics, the top search term bringing people here lately is “North Style.” Back in April I posted a strongly worded letter to North Style — a … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to North Style

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Dear NorthStyle folks: About once or twice a year I receive a catalog from your fine establishment. I’m a big mail-order shopper, so it’s very appropriate that you would send me one. Each time I receive it, I think “hmmmm… … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace Adrienne Rich: Fellow Poet, Feminist, Queer Woman, Trail-Blazer

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Last week, I was about to board a plan to San Francisco when I saw Adrienne Rich’s obituary on the front page of the New York Times. It’s hard to describe Adrienne Rich’s impact on my life with grace and … Continue reading →

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It Gets Better

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

I got my 10 seconds of Youtube fame in this video put together by the Harvard Medical School community for the It Gets Better project. Link in case the embed fails: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOo7ZtjKBI Living well is often the best revenge. Every … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Get in Shape for Women

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Dear Get In Shape for Women: Thank you so much for your congratulations on my new house! Nothing says “welcome to the neighborhood” like a postcard from a company that found me via an automated report from the United States … Continue reading →

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Valentine for an Ottowan

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

Bathsheba’s breast flat as a pancake King David’s hand creates the curve You walked a golden landscape The sun transformed the world until even motes of dust shone like gold in the afternoon light All around you women like fruit … Continue reading →

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Virtue

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

virtue used to be the force that drove the green fuse through the flower used to drive the edge of the knife through the waiting flesh dried to calm brows and veiled heads virtue’s juice drained out of it empty … Continue reading →

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