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- The poem explores how Myers's mother, and as she realizes, herself, have been taught to take up less space, particularly to "make room" for men, such as Myers's brother and father. For her mother, this manifests as consuming fewer calories, and Myers additionally links this to her own use of apologies when asking questions in class.
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"Shrinking Women" is a poem by Lily Myers. Myers recited it at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational; the video was subsequently reposted by Button Poetry and HuffPost, where it went viral. The video of this performance had been viewed more than five million times by 2016. [1]
Shrinking Women Lyrics. Across from me at the kitchen table, my mother smiles over red wine that she drinks out of a measuring glass. She says she doesn't deprive herself, but...
"Shrinking Women" is a poem by Lily Myers. Myers recited it at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational; the video was subsequently reposted by Button Poetry and HuffPost, where it went viral. The video of this performance had been viewed more than five million times by 2016. [1]
Jan 23, 2018 · The experience of Shrinking Women going viral and the effect it had on her family, particularly her relationship with her mother. What it was like to write her first book, This Impossible Light. Why she feels drawn to Tarot, and how Tarot is connected to feminist spirituality.
The poem, Shrinking Women, by Lily Myers, engages the reader's attention by comparing it to reality. During the poem, the poet uses the use of diction, hyperbole, imagery, and tone. So that it can help the reader create its own image and understand more of what Myer is feeling and noticing.
Nov 19, 2013 · Lily Myers’ poem, “Shrinking Women,” has gone viral. Originally from Seattle, the 20-year-old first started writing poetry during her junior year of high school after she “accidentally” took a...
The Incredible Shrinking Woman: Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson. A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
