In this collection we first address feminism as it is often addressed, through stand up comedians that really thing that feminism is a punchline. We soon find out that no is laughing as the poem truly does a deep dive into why this is no laughing matter and how important it is to gain understanding of why this is true. Next, we get down to the grit of what feminism really means. Feminism is sometimes a word that we hear thrown around by everyone and sometimes it feels like the most basic understanding of feminism is lost. What does it mean to be a feminist? This poem addresses what feminism is and what it is not. It looks at the assumptions that are made about feminist as well as the reality of what the work is. The importance and the lesson of this collection is that the presence of women in this world is a gift. And one day we will truly realize how special that gift is by allowing women to be treated as equals so that they never have to fight for that right again.
Poetry About Feminism and Other Gifts
Being a feminist
Comes with a lot of power
Power that most of us will devour because it is not a place at the
Top of the food chain that we have ever lived.
The power to wear a t-shirt that says “Feminist” on it
And not care or cringe when someone stares
Telling myself they are admiring the burst of personality on my shirt
Today and I like it
Being a feminist
Doesn’t give you the right to question my thoughts
Beliefs
Processes about what I feel
Or my response to something
Happening to someone
Being a feministMeans that I actually can date who I want and how I want to date them
Because with this body came a mouth
And with that mouth came a brain
And with that brain came my ability to make solo decisions
Not because I’m a feminist but because I have opinions and morals
And being a feminist hasn’t diminished them at all.