Poem in Support of Female Ski Jumpers in 2010
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You may have heard that on Friday November the 13th the female ski jumpers who are fighting to be included in the 2010 Winter Olympics, had their appeal denied.
In case you aren’t aware of the intricacies of the case let me give you a brief overview. Our courts have determined that female [...]
In Praise of Female Athletes Who Were Told No
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For the 14 female ski jumpers petitioning to be included
in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Despite the glory of color it’s easy to be the butterfly;
It’s hard to be the dog or to remain like the river stone.
For Christ sake little lady, sit down you’ve been told.
Because he thought that a woman short [...]
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Larissa Lai’s first solo book of poems. Love the poems on Ham and Blade Runner.
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