Mona Eltahawy Instagram – “Because you no longer exist, you will do anything for attention. You may shave your head or dye your hair or wear striped stockings or scream at complete strangers,” poet Mary Ruefle writes in her essay on menopause.
I read that and thought “What the fuck, Mary!” I feel seen in all the wrong ways, which is ironic given that Reufle is writing about the ways menopause renders one invisible.
In my first online course Menopause in Literature and Popular Culture, I’ll be tracing the ways menopause has appeared and evolved—or not!—in popular culture (TV, film, social media, etc) as well as poetry and literature. The three-part seminar starts on Sept. 16 at 7pm Eastern time (NYC). Join me!
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