Yours truly ventured out to an open mic, with the support of two of dear friends.   Despite how unwell I was feeling, my companions arranged for me to read my poems before I could retreat.  This was only my second visit to an open mic poetry session, and I decided to read a personal favourite:  Dear Charlotte Perkins Gilman.  (Click on the link for the original poem and background.)

(Video compliments of Martha McIntosh.

Featured image from:  bestcommunionideas.com)

Categories: Chronic Illnes Literature poetry

Tagged as: Charlotte Perkins Gilman chronic illness feminism ME/CFS poetry The Yellow Wallpaper

V.J. Knutson

Writer, avid reader, former educator, and proud grandmother, currently experiencing life through the lens of ME/CFS. Words are, and always have been, a lifeline. Some of the best adventures, I'm discovering, take place in the imagination.