{"id":3743,"date":"2021-12-29T04:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T04:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/das-periodengedicht-das-gewohnliche-und-ausergewohnliche\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T12:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T12:54:33","slug":"the-period-poem-the-ordinary-and-extraordinary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vulvani.com\/en\/the-period-poem-the-ordinary-and-extraordinary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Period Poem: the Ordinary and Extraordinary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Period Poem<\/em><\/strong>, by Dominique Christina, is a masterpiece. Written for her daughter in response to a tweet from someone who expressed disgust at the idea of menstruation<\/a>, it is an example of spoken poetry that is simply fantastic to hear read aloud. It\u2019s a raw expression of righteous fury at the stigma in the world, from a mother\u2019s perspective. But it\u2019s also a beautifully worded and thought-out celebration of the act of menstruation<\/a>, a love letter to what it means and the strength of menstruating people<\/a>. Listening to it is an intensely validating experience, from the spectacular imagery to the low-level grumbling of real, down-to-earth frustrations many menstruators will sympathise with<\/a>. Christina\u2019s poem doesn\u2019t only turn menstruation into something that can be loved, something beautiful \u2013 it turns it into something spiritual, powerful, and strong.<\/p>

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