tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post7798006749018978704..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Poetry as Social Commentjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-13652300543177349512017-04-18T06:56:26.173-05:002017-04-18T06:56:26.173-05:00I know that even men feel the pressure to look a c...I know that even men feel the pressure to look a certain way, but most of the pressure is on women. What bothers me is that stage when a little girl becomes aware of the pressure to mold herself into a less honest, but commercially approved version of herself.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-44873187645185390332017-04-17T16:30:41.412-05:002017-04-17T16:30:41.412-05:00I so much love Marge Piercy and her poetry! I agre...I so much love Marge Piercy and her poetry! I agree that in many ways the issue of women and body image is worse than ever, mostly because of social media. There is a countering body positive movement but its voice/s are so easily overwhelmed by the negative. Thanks for sharing the poem!Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-22127665631250004592017-04-08T07:30:38.080-05:002017-04-08T07:30:38.080-05:00I love the idea of your grandson finding a troll d...I love the idea of your grandson finding a troll doll and calling it his Barbie! Trolls are lovable, but Barbie is generally a pretty cold fish. :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-87905159971370707932017-04-07T09:10:35.972-05:002017-04-07T09:10:35.972-05:00My mind is searching for eloquent sentences to com...My mind is searching for eloquent sentences to compose a comment to this post. I can't get past an account of my own experiences and what I see when I look in the mirror. A pretty face that has aged, as it should, with some wrinkles but not excessively tracked. A body that is not over weight but a little more flabby than it always was since I am no slave to physical exercise. But I like myself and I am not sure what year that happened. Society will not change. Not as long as guys want a Barbie.<br /><br />On a lighter note. My grandson is 22. When he was little he found a troll doll that he carried around and said it was his Barbie. Maybe there IS hope. LOL<br />xx, CCarolCarol- Beads and Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062821517519300477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-74144918507602353152017-04-07T07:13:35.555-05:002017-04-07T07:13:35.555-05:00We all want to be valued for more than our appeara...We all want to be valued for more than our appearance, but it is difficult to avoid all the images of "perfection." One reason I loved Hidden Figures so much (both film and book) is the way it celebrated the intelligence and determination of women. :)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-56998972325675706492017-04-07T07:08:50.029-05:002017-04-07T07:08:50.029-05:00I used this poem in AP classes, and often think ab...I used this poem in AP classes, and often think about it when I see commercials that target appearance and sexuality so deeply embedded in our culture. The poem pulls you up sharp, doesn't it?jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-58205449762405540192017-04-06T18:23:24.309-05:002017-04-06T18:23:24.309-05:00Thanks for sharing, Jenclair. I like the poem quit...Thanks for sharing, Jenclair. I like the poem quite a bit. It is a sad commentary on our times that it still rings true today--and in some ways, more so. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-7413775174258290102017-04-06T16:34:12.111-05:002017-04-06T16:34:12.111-05:00Oh this is so good. Thank you so much for sharing ...Oh this is so good. Thank you so much for sharing this and I look forward to reading Marge Piercy's article too.Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.com