Comments on: Women Hold Up Half the Sky: A Poetry Jam http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/03/08/women-hold-up-half-the-sky-a-poetry-jam/ Helping the global population join the global conversation Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:06:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: lindsay http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/03/08/women-hold-up-half-the-sky-a-poetry-jam/#comment-1105 lindsay Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:46:22 +0000 http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/03/08/women-hold-up-half-the-sky-a-poetry-jam/#comment-1105 I am blown away by sipakv's poem. As a foreigner living in Mcar, I rarely hear women speak out about the lives they're expected to lead. It tends to be the men who can't shut up about how great they are, (literally; a man once explained how great he was). I like to think that people have progressed from this archaic way of thinking, but I'm appalled at what I see men get away with in Mcar. Sipakv's poem only shows a small part of what women endure and are told to expect in life. I am blown away by sipakv’s poem. As a foreigner living in Mcar, I rarely hear women speak out about the lives they’re expected to lead. It tends to be the men who can’t shut up about how great they are, (literally; a man once explained how great he was).

I like to think that people have progressed from this archaic way of thinking, but I’m appalled at what I see men get away with in Mcar. Sipakv’s poem only shows a small part of what women endure and are told to expect in life.

]]> By: sipakv http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/03/08/women-hold-up-half-the-sky-a-poetry-jam/#comment-1026 sipakv Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:55:13 +0000 http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/03/08/women-hold-up-half-the-sky-a-poetry-jam/#comment-1026 I am grateful that you included my poem. I am grateful that you included my poem.

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]]> By: N http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/03/08/women-hold-up-half-the-sky-a-poetry-jam/#comment-945 N Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:47:32 +0000 http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/blog/2008/03/08/women-hold-up-half-the-sky-a-poetry-jam/#comment-945 Great initiative! What strikes me the most is how heartfelt these poems are. These are not mere words, but words laced with emotions, and that is what makes them special. Great initiative! What strikes me the most is how heartfelt these poems are. These are not mere words, but words laced with emotions, and that is what makes them special.

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