Monday, March 08, 2010

International Women's Day

So, what are you doing to celebrate International Women's Day?

I remember when I was expecting the twins being asked to read at a poetry event in Drogheda to celebrate, with Susan Connolly - that's eleven years ago now, in 1999! Frightening.

Today, I'll content myself with hugging some quiet poetry news to myself and thinking about the achievements of some great women in writing: Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, Marianne Moore, Dorothy Molloy, Adrienne Rich - and some more contemporary ones: Emerging Writer, Nuala, Apprentice, Peony Moon, Jane Holland, Pascale Petit, Kay MacKenzie Cooke... and that's just a quick glance around the blogospere - here's to us grils (yes, that is deliberate!).

6 comments:

Feminist Review said...

A current event to add to the list of things to celebrate today: An Oscar Win for International Women’s Day! Pretty nice timing, no?

Unknown said...

Absolutely: great to hear about KB;s win!

Rachel Fenton said...

Right, what I don't get is how I am half a day in front of you - does that mean I've missed IWD?

Did I get it yesterday?

Confusing me muchly (it doesn't take much lately)...jolly good to celebrate it anyway!

Michelle said...

Here's to you and your quiet poetry news, Barbara.

Group 8 said...

Congrats on the poetry news, B.
I had a productive IWD - editing and mothering!

Unknown said...

Cheers guys. N, good to hear things are ticking along nicely.

Michelle, thanks :)

Rachel, hope you got a chance to catch up, even though you're already ahead ;)