Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Tanka For Valerie Solanas Comments

Rating: 5.0

Made the New York Times
Overlooked, you were noted
Not for feminism
But shooting Andy Warhol
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LeeAnn Azzopardi
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Edward Kofi Louis 12 July 2020

Ways of mankind on earth! Nice tribute. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Kevin Patrick 10 July 2020

I feel some pity for Solanas, she had serious mental health issues, abuse from her adolescence, and a sexuality that put her outside what society saw as deviant. She wanted Warhols approval he rejected her, which must have been a big blow. A fitting tribute to a sad person.

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Kostas Lagos 08 July 2020

A modern tanka! Well written, interesting subject

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LeeAnn Azzopardi

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