I really like poetry, but it’s something that I have a hard time speaking about sometimes. Don’t get me wrong, I can gloss a sonnet pretty well, but once you get to the more recent, modern developments it’s much, much harder for me. On my reading list, I have works by 15 poets. In this … Continue reading
Watch Girl Rising Sunday, June 16th at 9 pm ET on CNN! Plus, host a CNN house party to put Girl Rising on the map. As I continue to study the work done to create equal access to education for girls internationally and the work done to fight gender inequality and sexism here too, I … Continue reading
Mad Girl’s Love Song: Sylvia Plath and Life Before Ted by Andrew Wilson I’ve loved Sylvia Plath’s poetry since high school. And The Bell Jar. OMG, The Bell Jar. In college I even did an informative speech about her relationship with Ted Hughes in which I dressed up like Sylvia. It was also my Halloween … Continue reading
Ph.D.s and Pigtails 