I worked on Presença (Portuguese for presence) during the summer of 2022, using photos I took on my iPhone during self-funded trips to Washington, DC to advocate for immigrants’ rights. I didn’t see much of an impact from these visits, and I was starting to wonder what had even been the point. But I still had these pictures. I wanted to put them to use somehow, to redeem my “DREAMer” era. I printed 16 ×
*The text in the above work was originally published in Short Talks (Brick Books, 1992) by Anne Carson.
Who is this woman looking out toward the sea? She could be me, she could be someone you know—I won’t say it’s you, I don’t know you. She’s probably white, possibly gay, but prob- ably not. Able-bodied enough to climb down treacherous rocks to be near the water. She’s dealing with heartbreak or pending heartbreak; she either longs to be alone or is lonely. Nothing can stop her from this contemplation. This is why she
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Red Ink Series, hosted by Michele Filgate & Books Are Magic, presents: A Panel on Feminist Publishing moderated by the editors of LIBER: A Feminist Review November 17, 2022; Wild East Brewing Co., Brooklyn JENNIFER BAUMGARDNER: I’m happy people came out. We’re still kind of in that pandemic zone where it’s like, “Should I leave my home? It’s so cold,” so I appreciate that people made the effort. Our panelists are going to come on
by Alix Kates Shulman I know that I shall be the se And the mother And never me. Wait I am here Under the sea Recognize me —Sally Stern, “Wait I’ve Been This Way Before,” from The Beat Scene When I was doing research for my 1978 novel Burning Questions, about the rise of the Women’s Liberation Movement, I was shocked to discover that the young radical feminists of the Seventies regarded the Beat
Contributors Jennifer Baumgardner is the author of several books about contemporary feminism, including Abortion & Life, the editor of LIBER, and the publisher/ editor of Dottir Press. She lives in New York City. Helen Boyd is the author of My Husband Betty and She’s Not the Man I Married, books chronicling crossdressing culture, relational gender, and her own marriage to a trans woman. You can find her at www.helenboydbooks.com. S.C. Cornell is a writer in
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