The Poetic Political
Fumings of a Feisty Feminist
Making waves of change, one poem at a time.
For best viewing results, please sort poems by using the Categories below.
“Blessed be the fruit”
That bears the joyful child. “Blessed be the fruit" Of woman meek and mild. Forced to be a mother Her choices are forsaken. “Blessed be the fruit” Morality mistaken. “Blessed be the fruit” is a phrase from the book, “The Handmaid’s Tale”. This poem plays on that phrase as a concept of the Forced Birth movement happening in the United States which views women as simply hosts for childbirth.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
*If you would like to print a poem, please see the Donate tab for details and a list of preferred organizations to make a donation to. All poems retain my copyright.
Categories
All
Poetry by: AsherahAlthough she was selectively edited out of the Bible two thousand years ago, she raises her voice for women today in hopes of a better tomorrow, as she makes waves of change, one poem at a time. Archives
May 2020
|