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Leora Fridman

Leora Fridman is author of MY FAULT, selected by Eileen Myles for the Cleveland State University First Book Prize, among other works of poetry, prose and translation. Recent work can be found in The Millions, the New York Times, The Rumpus, and Wolfman New Life Quarterly. More at leorafridman.com.
Posted on December 4, 2018 December 7, 2018

Ode To My Clumsy: The Feminism Of The Awkward Body

Leora Fridman
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Leora Fridman
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Brain+Body, Society+Politics
Tagged
bodies, chronic-illness, Growing Up, queer, relationships

To be clumsy is not to be fragile: it is to know that one is breakable, and to live (speak, interact) knowing this. Read more

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