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The Importance Of The Physical: Lucille Clifton's Poetry About Bodies, Kaitlin Hoelzer
The Importance Of The Physical: Lucille Clifton's Poetry About Bodies, Kaitlin Hoelzer
AWE (A Woman’s Experience)
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Hands And Feet, Jessie Hawkes Wilkey
Hands And Feet, Jessie Hawkes Wilkey
AWE (A Woman’s Experience)
I have come to understand what my gawky twelve-year-old self missed and what my skinny dipping self was only beginning to understand: A body is more than structure to tent our spirits. The body and spirit compose the soul, an entity that has its origin with God. The way I treat my body, then, is an indication of my respect for God and for myself. Understanding this, changes my concept of my modesty: it is not for other people, but revolves around a personal understanding between the Lord and ourselves. It has everything to do with who I am, understand …