The Phenomenal Woman: A Poem Series
By Leila Gillings The Phenomenal Woman She walks into the room Head held high, With...
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Category: Fired Up! Poetry
Outcast, by Rose Oliver
This is not my home.
No boundaries contain me,
I go where I’m not wanted,
wipe my feet on the
the unwelcome mat.
On a lone and silent hill, by Geraldine Sinyuy
Nature is crippled in our city.
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Two Poems by Phyllis Carito
we need a righting reflex
some transformation,
twist, and recover– like a cat —
pinned with our belief
that an open heart
can be a call for unity,
can land us on our feet.
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It’s happening now, by Gillian Whittle
It’s happening now
girls are being told they’re stupid, worthless, ugly sluts
women are being shouted at and stalked and beaten
and killed in a red fury of self-righteousness by vicious men with guns
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Tune In to This, by Grace Rossman
Joy is not the absence of pain
but the willingness to sing anyway.
An Ode to the Road, by Grace Rossman
There will come a time when the road will beckon you
like the outstretched hand of a lover
leading you on a new adventure.
Outrage is Love Rising, by Barbara Newman
I want to be a Warrior for love.
And in the deepest part of my belly,
where my fire lies…
let me be a flame for transformation and change.
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The blossoms that don’t fade, by Adrian Dunn
“We are
the blossoms that refuse to fade”
