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ITWOW SFV, summer 2013

itwowsfv — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:12:04 +0000

I am pleased to announce the dates for the summer session of In the Words of Womyn ~ San Fernando Valley! The first meeting will be Friday, June 14, 6 PM, at Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore. Our final meeting will be August 9. (We might not meet Friday, July 5 for the Independence Day holiday. I’ll keep you posted as the date draws [...]

Loosed

itwowsfv — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:17:31 +0000

~Letizia Dorigo The demons have returned, but in reality they never left. I created this shell because my real self was fragile and scared, and was not accepted. This shell is far from normal, but people love her. If you tell a lie enough times it becomes true, and I have lived so long in my mask that I don’t know what I’m protecting [...]

A poem in honor of International Women’s Day (3/8/13)

itwowsfv — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:55:56 +0000

~Matriz I’ve been a woman too long searching for ways to escape this cocoon to spread wings wide, no longer hide my being, my heart, my life. Aching to find my way home to this body, through this voice no more asking permission to be me, know myself be at one with destiny. Today, International Women’s Day in honor of women born before in thanks [...]

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Jenuine — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:26:41 +0000

dot spot period I marvel at how ever since I was somethingteen my life has been p u n c t u a t e d by this cycle this ritual this period . without even asking my permission it began to define me “You are now a woman” period . but I was still just a girl and all the bleeding and aching [...]

ITWOW SFV: Call for Submissions

itwowsfv — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:52:24 +0000

By the end of the spring session in April, we hope to publish a booklet of ITWOW poetry/prose/fiction/words! This is an new, exciting venture for us, and we need your wonderful words! Feel free to submit poems, essays, short fiction pieces (less than 1000 words), etc. You may submit as many as you like. However, if you submit more than one piece, there is no [...]

ITWOW SFV, spring 2013

itwowsfv — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:02:51 +0000

If you haven’t been able to sleep since the holidays, always asking yourself, “When does ITWOW start?” then this announcement is for you! I am pleased to announce In The Words of Womyn, spring 2013 will begin Friday, February 8, at 6 PM at Tia Chucha’s! We will continue for 11-12 weeks with an end date of Friday, April 26. We might have a week [...]

Scars Of My Past

itwowsfv — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:53:30 +0000

~Cristina Navarro Broken promises are thrown into the water as they scatter into the blue sea disappearing instantly Raped of innocence Vision of my past makes my heart starved for starvation Destruction of my womanhood taunting me like it just occurred Living a life that seems like a fairytale Mirror Mirror on the wall who is the saddest of them all? My heart shatters into [...]

ITWOW is Growing ~ now TWO sister-chapters!!

Jenuine — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:28:02 +0000

~Jenuine I am so so SO thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new sister chapter of ITWOW located in Waco, Texas! Beginning on Monday, January 14, 2013 HOT~ITWOW (Heart of Texas) will continue the mission to empower womyn writers of all ages, levels, and genres to give sound to our story and volume to our voice! Founded in January 2010 in Sylmar, CA, In the [...]

ITWOW, fall 2012

itwowsfv — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:00:02 +0000

It seems like our last session just ended, but luckily a new one is starting quite soon! I am pleased to announce In The Words of Womyn, fall 2012 at Tia Chucha’s will begin Friday, October 5th, at 6 PM. We will continue for about 10 weeks with an end date of Friday, December 14. Bring a friend, spread the word, bust out your paper [...]

HOT ITWOW

Jenuine — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:16:28 +0000

I am so excited to announce that a new chapter of In the Words of Womyn will be coming soon to the Heart of Texas! Please stay tuned here for more details about the dates and location. The vision is blooming; the dream is becoming!