Questions for the Angel Gabriel II by Anna Hundert
“Questions for the Angel Gabriel II” by Anna Hundert and another thing: are the pink lumps of flesh inside me divine, the strange alien bones and the red meat of the almost living, my legs grow weak from the weight and I want to know if I can still say no, could I have ever, was it ever a question of wanting. my...
Abbey of Our Lady at Gethsemani by Sherry Chandler
“Abbey of Our Lady at Gethsemani” by Sherry Chandler Bells clang. For matins maybe or lauds. The Hours of prayer are chimed, the knell of ordinary hours and quarter hours resounds across the countryside. Beyond these walls the earth shudders with Reaper drones and Hellfire missiles. Mountaintops are leveled, bedrock fractured. Border fences rise and island countries drown. Trappists singing praise the clock...
The Ghigau Women by Sun Cooper
“The Ghigau Women” by Sun Cooper The Ghigau Women ᎩᎦᎤ, or the Ghigau, was a title bestowed by the Cherokee clans upon extraordinary women who had demonstrated uncommon bravery and benevolence in battle and in community; this title was held for life and literally translates: “beloved war woman.” She was given a ceremonial symbol of her role: a white swan’s wing. Its anatomy is both graceful and powerful enough...
Village Shakti by Verena Tay
“Village Shakti” by Verena Tay (for Kamini Ramachandran) I, woman, dance for me! My spine snakes into talons, your gaze pierced. My breast-hip curves to heart beats, your rhythm smashed. My feet pound paths fresh, your grasp spent. My smile bites Eve’s apple,...
Isles of the Wise by Sharon Suzuki-Martinez
“Isles of the Wise” by Sharon Suzuki-Martinez Led by women since time immemorial, the world’s last official matriarchal religion survives in the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa). My mother’s parents and all their parents were born on these islands. Mom never wanted to visit, and characteristically, would not explain why. This mystery always drew me to Okinawa. When I finally visited, my husband and I saw utaki or...
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