The Poet’s Eye
(untitled) By Rosellen BrownThree months into Nothing To Do,I asked if he wanted my mail route: Youdrive, I said, I’ll clean some houses,shake the mothballs
(untitled) By Rosellen BrownThree months into Nothing To Do,I asked if he wanted my mail route: Youdrive, I said, I’ll clean some houses,shake the mothballs
By: Judith Arcana Looking for meaning, I found, first, that roe isa small species of deer inhabiting parts of Europe and Asia.But that wasn’t it,
By Marge Piercy An embryo is precious;a woman is a vessel. A fertilized egg is a person;a woman is indentured to it. An embryo is
Speaking out, raising banners, uploading ideas – new & old activists are stepping up. On The Issues Magazine Fall 2011 explores progressive & feminist inspiration.Featuring
As the U.S. approaches a decade of war, what are feminist writers and artists thinking? On The Issues Magazine Summer 2011 probes peace activism and
In our Spring ’11 edition, THE POET’S EYE features RED 1800s by Denise Bergman, Hurry, it’s coming by Marge Piercy, and A Call To Arms
In our Winter ’11 edition, THE POET’S EYE features ANNA’S ESTATE by Grace Cavalieri, Walking the edge of the windowpane by Elizabeth Potter, and What
Ex-husband by Penelope Scambly Schott I hadn’t understood my breathuntil that long ago Friday night you tried to choke me, until tremulous lungs, wanting the
In our Spring ’10 edition, THE POET’S EYE features Margaret Randall, Meena Alexander and Suheir Hammad;from Poetry Co-Editor Clare Coss. Ever Ready to Fly By
In our Winter ’10 edition, THE POET’S EYE features Heather Davis, Susan Eisenberg and Renny Golden;from Poetry Co-Editor Judith Arcana. From Armenia By Heather Davis
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“Merle Hoffman has always known that in a democracy, we each have decision-making power over the fate of our own bodies. She is a national hero for us all.” —Gloria Steinem
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade and a country divided, a pioneer in the pro-choice movement and women’s healthcare offers an unapologetic and authoritative take on abortion—“the front line and the bottom line of women’s freedom and liberty.”
Merle Hoffman has been at the forefront of the reproductive freedom movement since the 1970s. Three years before the Supreme Court legalized abortion through Roe v. Wade, she helped to establish one of the United States’ first abortion centers in Flushing, Queens, and later went on to found Choices, one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive women’s medical facilities. For the last five decades, Hoffman has been a steadfast warrior and fierce advocate for every woman’s right to choose when and whether or not to be a mother.