So in the grand tradition of Twitter itself, I’m going to say something that will raise your ire: the Twitter thread is a poem. When you see such a manifestly annoying thing compared to a ...

Slut shaming is no joke, but this poem, “Bread Thread” by Emily Weitzman, manages condemn shamers in a deliciously hilarious way.Delivered at the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam in March ...

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