"(The essay on modesty)" by Krystal Languell

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend June 28, 2017   (The essay on modesty)   Krystal Languell

(The essay on modesty) (in application for) (bodily autonomy)                (She lost that case) (on (wide is the gate))  (rhetorically                                   memorable)                             (Arbiter rise)   (Attracted to) (the most minor) (advantages)          (adopting gendered        props)                 (Assaying willingness)                             (I notice a certain scarlet                     letter)   (Dream of a house)    (it can't be mine)              (vast roominess)                              (Dream of a beach) (but it's a beach with a problem)                 (In the smug of your (natural woman))         (I have had (a                               stain) (a conceit))                                          (Despite appearances (allegedly))                 (A medical person) (declares the injury a non-emergency)            Copyright © 2017 Krystal Languell. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   "I was thinking of the hurdles set up for young women to discourage their independence. A girl tries to access power through the channels she's been introduced to, namely limited to purity, only to be denied anyway. All I have been able to conclude is that once we are willing to ask for permission, we've already lost our chance. This poem is from a series called 'Little Runaway,' a reference to the 1961 #1 song 'Runaway' by Del Shannon." —Krystal Languell   Krystal Languell is the author of Gray Market (1913 Press, 2016). She lives in Chicago. Poetry by Languell   Gray Market (1913 Press, 2016) "October 14—The Dow Closes Up 10015" by Susan Briante "String Theory Sutra" by Brenda Hillman "what it means to be avant-garde [excerpt]" by David Antin Help Support Poem-a-Day   If you value Poem-a-Day, please consider a monthly donation or one-time gift to help make it possible. Poem-a-Day is the only digital series publishing new, previously unpublished work by today's poets each weekday morning. The free series, which also features a curated selection of classic poems on weekends, reaches 450,000+ readers daily. Thank you! Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038

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