Helene Ruiz is speaking… “If we could actually “see” certain things…like emotion, etc…this is what it would look like through my eyes.” 1. How did your artistic journey begin? i was told from my parents that i did not speak until i was 5 years old and they thought something was wrong with me… i …
蔚雅風 is speaking… What was the first thing that you wrote that you liked? “Don’t Go Down to the Sea, My Son” was my first published poem. It was a short, somewhat lyrical piece written about a fictive moment based on the loss of a child. I was 22 years old when it was …
Michael Marisi Ornstein is speaking… I grew up in a Jewish-Sicilian family. A lot of yelling a lot of love, a lot of crazy turmoil. Everything was always turned up to full volume all the time. Whether it was absolute happiness or crazy fighting and yelling. But there was always a lot of love there. …
Novel Excerpt of “Nutcracker Man” by Kamaria Muntu Ordinary people do not wake up one morning and suddenly decide to kill their neighbours. Ngugi wa Thiong’o “Celibacy… as the official position of the church… was not intended to be a kind of pedestal-platform if you will.” He clears his throat. “No, that was not, uh… …
By Kamaria Muntu and Malkia Charlee NoCry Interview: 14th October 2012 @ 12:00 Published: 29th November 2012 @ 22:45 Running down the street; that’s how all meetings begin with Femficatio. Kamaria waiting downstairs, as she’s either early or she’s late. It was the 14th of October, the day after we saw a live performance of …
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By Malkia Charlee NoCry Philosophy Editor 20th November 2012, 17:11 GMT “The death toll in Gaza soared above 100 yesterday on the sixth day of Israel’s military operation, despite frantic diplomatic efforts in Cairo to end the fighting.” The Independent The Jewish State of Israel has always bothered me. One, because it is a State …
By Kamaria Muntu Was there a singular event or acknowledgement that made you say, ‘yeah, I’m a damn good poet’? Elizabeth Marino (EM): The one-two punch of being awarded a CAAP grant by the city to study at the first Las Dos Brujas Writers Workshops was that kind of recognition. I worked with the poet …
By Ray L Martin Editor at Large Editor of Pieces of Identity 21 October 2012, 17:15 GMT Around the 11th of October, there was a video clip that went viral of a 25 year-old woman being viciously punched by a 60+ year old male bus driver while on a public bus. Both media and public …
Pamela Plummer is speaking… “…some days it takes all of what we have or dream to be inside to lift the air to braid a path bright with our own custody the wonder of sunlight steeped in the clearing…” 1. What was the first thing that you wrote that you really liked? In third grade, …
C.C. Arshagra is speaking… “To guide you closer to your fears, Give your tears the room to fall true”. from ‘Open Mike #46 / Whisper the Poet” by C.C. Arshagra 1. What was the first thing that you wrote that you really liked? My first poem… Did not write another for years… There is a choice What to …
Sam Grisham is speaking… “I selected these works because I think they are representative of my painting style and my voice, my soul-stuff, that which I care about deeply.” 1. How did your artistic journey begin? “I could say my visual art journey began when I wrote a novel, hit a brick wall and signed …
An excerpt from Dampen to Bend: An Anthology Mapping Transport and Transition. Coal is Still Seeking Submissions. An essay/memoir about music by Feminist Philosophy Editor Malkia Charlee NoCry. This is excerpt from a longer version to be found in the anthology. By Malkia Charlee NoCry “Jazz is a white term to define black people. My …
Christian Livermore is speaking… “The curtains pulled back and there they all were. Behind the glass they looked to me like some get-together I couldn’t be part of, you know like when you see a bunch of guys playing basketball on the courts at sunset and you want to join in but you know you …
The Beautiful, Innocent and 5′ 2″ Marissa Alexander Marissa Alexander has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting a warning shot into the air after her husband threatened to beat her yet again, 9 days after she had given birth. The female Prosecutor, Angela Corey did not take into account Marissa Alexander’s history …
Dear Femficatio Readers, We’re both excited and a bit overwhelmed here at Femficatio as we prepare to go to print! As such, our next web issue will be on 25th May 2013. Expect loads of Poetry and you’ll see a brand new layout! We couldn’t have gotten here without your dedicated readership. Look forward to seeing … Continue reading »
Femficatio returns with more art, articles and perspectives on 18, March. Until then, please revisit our past issues and check out our wonderful contributors. Perhaps take a dare, become a bit cheeky and contribute yourself. See you in two weeks with another spectacular issue! Cheers! Kamaria Muntu Editor Continue reading »
What then are the barriers to love if we weren’t raised to know love? What if every conversation was filled only with the knowledge of suffering, the tedious undermining of spirit and irreconcilable pain? As a species, we speak so often of a need for love, and thus it is a provocative assumption that we … Continue reading »
Holy Train on a train crossing India in the middle of nowhere we stop unexpectedly hundreds of holy men bodies covered in ash quietly storm the carriages filling every empty space above us, below us they become the lakewater coagulating to support the weight of miracles compacting their frames into places they were never intended … Continue reading »
by Malkia Charlee NoCry Philosophy Editor 18th February 2013, 19:40 GMT ”Let me just say, at once: I am not now nor have I ever been a white man. And, leaving aside the joys of unearned privilege, this leaves me feeling pretty good …” June Jordan Femficātiō is a feminist framework that seeks to create … Continue reading »
Intelligence By Tathagata Mitra “What are you writing?” asked Arpita as she appeared from behind Rahul without warning. She did that. It was her habit. It was also much like her to start a conversation without giving attention to formalities, as much as possible. The only time she would start a conversation by salutation was … Continue reading »
I seek to flee from it in what today is the purity of few, perhaps none I nymph temptress that remains untouched I save myself for what… for who? I have sought refuge with those who may drink but do not seem to dirty these waters… As spring I am so lonely and sea washed … Continue reading »
