Woman See
April 20, 2018I did not just sit down and say, “This is going to be a dance in eight parts.” It evolved. When I was finishing the choreography, I visited Josephine Withers (no relation), an historian of…
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The Dancer and I
April 20, 2018As I watch, astonished,
what I hunger for
is not what I know I
cannot do
Old Woman Driving
April 20, 2018She lives on a street of white haired men
with time for hosing the cracks.
She goes to funerals amid people
whose names she cannot remember,
Divided
April 20, 2018His call came dressed
In honor
As the President grasped
For a handshake,
For Linda
April 20, 2018If only there were daisies here in tin cans.
These flowers are too nice: ivory-tongued anthurium,
gladiola mouths holding their long, red O’s
while Sister Smith whispers, “Aren’t the roses
The Last Project
April 19, 2018In our many years together Bert and I faced many trials, but working together, we managed to bring to successful conclusion all the projects that come with a good marriage. We raised seven children while…
Birthing
April 19, 2018Dialogue 14.4 (Fall 1981): 117–124
So this was birthing, this crazy-quilt of contrasts, of senses and feelingsin chaos, coming occasionally to rest, as now, with a sleeping son in the crookof my arm. Had I won the grand prize?
A Time of Decision
April 19, 2018“You are ‘pro-choice’ aren’t you?” mumbled the young legislator at his desk as he pored over my application. Anticipating my response, he wrote the label boldly across the front page. I asked why the label…
My Personal Rubicon
April 19, 2018Living in our nation’s capital during the recent ERA controversies has been a learning experience for me. After the turmoil of the 1975 IWY Conference in Utah, I spent a good deal of time trying…
Mary Fielding Smith: Her Ox Goes Marching On
April 19, 2018I should preface these remarks by establishing two things. First, I am no blood relation to Mary Fielding Smith, although, like all of you, I proudly claim her for a spiritual sister; second, my subject…