Friday, January 3, 2003

Poem In Praise Of Menstruation Comments

Rating: 3.4

if there is a river
more beautiful than this
bright as the blood
red edge of the moon if
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Lucille Clifton
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Chinedu Dike 02 October 2019

Well expressed thoughts and feelings............................................................................................

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Subhas Chandra Chakra 06 March 2018

Wow, bravo.. thanks for trying this amazing theme. 10+++

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Sally Forth 02 December 2017

Loved this poem so much.

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* Sunprincess * 11 February 2016

...............an astonishing tribute to the monthly cycle ★

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Jasbir Chatterjee 28 October 2015

It's hard to look at menstruation as a happy thing, but your poem does make it sound very lyrical. Thanks for sharing.

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Soumita Sarkar 09 September 2015

ha...such a brave narrative of the flow that is never a sitting room topic.....years it was hushed....under the veil of women's burden....Thanks poet for lifting this curtain and bringing out the mosaic of rainbow woman.

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Patricia Grantham 07 November 2014

A very praiseworthy poem in honor of this subject of feminine happenings. Nice and enjoyed.

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Colleen Courtney 15 May 2014

Wow. Never thought I could like a poem about menstruation. Instead of viewing as a curse the poet finds the beauty in the knowing that without this monthly tpritual, life as we know it can not exist. Wonderful write!

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Juan Olivarez 15 January 2011

I love your poetry ms. Clifton, however my wife used to have a problem with fibroids, which made her monthly cycle into a sunami, she might not agree with the premise.

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Leslie Audes 17 February 2010

Love the lyricism in this poem - it's a great one to recite. Erhard, you don't get it: women are strong because of/ inspite of our bodies. Menstruation doesn't hold anyone back - except a few men with hangups.

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Erhard Hans Josef Lang 05 March 2008

Stark imagery, indeed, in this poem of yours. If not for menstruation, women might well accrue such tremendous powers that could overpower the biggest macho of a male.

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Lucille Clifton

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