martha mims

fiction, poetry, spoken word: aka martha cinader

patriarchy

Notes

the books inside my mind the words i heard that made me feel good or bad chances i had to speak when i didn’t and chances i didn’t have to speak because my mind was not packaged properly my propensity to paternalize my priorities the unsaid uglies the lethal looks the power of the purse strings the patronizing patriarchy the realness of rape the consequential consequences the existential enigma the hypocritical your not my type hype

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Posted on October 18, 2019October 18, 2019Author Martha MimsFormat ImageCategories Note to Note, PoetryTags books, patriarchy, power Leave a comment

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Martha Mims's books on Goodreads

WORD: An Anthology by A Gathering of the Tribes

Crystal Clear Waters (The Magic Path, #2)

Mark and the Queen Fish (The Magic Path, #1)

Martha Cinader's books on Goodreads

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When The Body Calls: Selected Writings

Oakland Out Loud Poetry and Prose in Celebration of 'There'

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I loved this book. I picked it up in the Albuquerque airport on my way home after attending my father's funeral. Ms. Harjo speaks eloquently of birth and death in the telling of her story of becoming the fierce poet and musician that she...

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The Albino Album

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This book was very interesting and entertaining. I found myself a little confused in a couple places about who the narrator was, with the story jumping around in time and among characters, but got the gist of it anyway. It is a window in...

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The God of Small Things

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I heard Arundhati Roy speaking with Amy Goodman once on the radio, and was impressed with her passion and intelligence. Somehow I never got around to reading any of her books until now. I really enjoyed this one. It is great storytelling...

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Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood Volume 2

by Merlin Stone

I could never actually say that I finished volume 2 or 1 of Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood, they are the work of the incredible scholarship and imagination of Merlin Stone. These two books together are a never-ending fountain of ideas, ins...

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Pedro Pietri: Selected Poetry

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Dear Pedro, John Dean interrupted my regularly scheduled Sesame Street when you were getting turned on to grass i was watching Vietnam on TV when you met Agent Orange and he stuck to you like glue i didn’t know i just heard it was the wo...

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