The ANU women department's intersectional feminist Magazine

Creative

Bossy
1–2 minutes
  • To be a Woman in this World

    To be a Woman in this World

    The poem critiques unrealistic societal expectations of women, exposing the harm of striving for perfection while affirming self-acceptance and the rejection of oppressive norms. Read more

  • Citrus, Shared

    Citrus, Shared

    But the Wendy Cope context, I felt, Was oh so necessary. Read more

  • Entanglements Of Love

    Entanglements Of Love

    People are always talking about finding yourself / But I don’t think I ever will / How can I, when I can lay claim to nothing as wholly original / Fully me / I am simply a collage Read more

  • To be BIPOC at ANU

    To be BIPOC at ANU

    Hide myself, inside myself / So that to bring it back, required a surgery of love Read more

  • The Power of Nostalgia

    The Power of Nostalgia

    I know the days have been hard, / Unfulfilled expectations tear you apart, / But your memories are a fleeting taste of freedom, / Your nostalgia is a means of escapism. Read more

  • Burn Her

    Burn Her

    My mind is a many-headed monster / And sometimes I think she will be the death of me / I fear she will erupt out / Leap / from my mouth / Screaming / Talons / Teeth bared / Grip me tight / and pitch us / into the abyss. Read more

  • Visions for the Person

    Visions for the Person

    Maybe in the end it’ll all fit like a glove? Read more

  • What We See

    What We See

    February wafts in the air: fresh linen, mangoes, and grilled cheese, punctuating conversations between cicada and kookaburra, jokers of suburban summer. Read more

  • True Love

    True Love

    I mangle myself anew Read more

  • Murphy

    Murphy

    And I, from afar, watch you fall. But now your legs can’t hurt you at all.  Read more