In This Duplex We Decenter Men

On building connection to poetic forms that decenters male approval and "tradition"

I recently had a breakthrough in therapy that I’m a bit embarrassed and ashamed to admit, especially as someone who’s loudly called herself a feminist since the age of two: I have a bad habit of centering men. This is especially true when I’m in a romantic relationship with one. And the thing I’m learning is, this is how most people operate in a patriar…