Don’t Be Another Girl

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Don't Be Another Girl includes poems that tackle themes of introductory feminism, familial relationships, abuse, and mental illness. These free-verse and prose poems use pop culture, politics, and elements of nature as vehicles to mirror the violence of the western white patriarchy-following the journey of a budding feminist, these poems attempt to set the patriarchy ablaze. Realizing that fire consumes everything, Don't Be Another Girl aims to confront internalized sexism and challenges gender expectations imposed by family, society, religion, and the government. Under the influences of Sharon Olds, Rachel McKibbens, Jaquira Diaz, Lucille Clifton, Jan Beatty, and Audre Lorde, these poems attempt to call into question the sexist ideals of a male-dominated society, while striving for sisterhood and self-love. Don't Be Another Girl is the first spark of a feminist that doesn't always get it right, but is trying to ground themselves after being uprooted.