Piper Daniels — The Monarch Review
W.A.S.H with Maged Zaher
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 9:42 — 0 Comments
At Women Against Street Harassment, we tend to focus, as the name implies, on women. But in 2015, with fatal police shootings approaching four hundred, in addition to the nine dead in the Charleston Church shooting, and a string of black churches burning in the south, it feels crucial that we discuss street harassment and public violence within a human context. These acts of violence and arson have left many people of color feeling that there is no safe place, not in the streets, not in their homes, schools, or churches. WASH sat down with poet and Stranger Genius Award […]
Women Against Street Harassment: Elissa Washuta Takes No Prisoners
Monday, October 13, 2014 10:51 — 0 Comments
Below is Part 2 of Piper Daniels’ conversation with writer Elissa Washuta – for Part 1 click here.
The Monarch Drinks With Elissa Washuta
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:15 — 0 Comments
From the first time I saw her read, I had an enormous writer’s crush on Elissa Washuta. The manuscript from which she read, dealing in dark dialects of rape, psychopathology, and Écriture feminine, would soon become My Body Is A Book Of Rules (Red Hen Press), a memoir as whip-smart and courageous as it is lyrically and syntactically gorgeous. Washuta herself possesses this one-of-a-kind combination of blistering intelligence, unrepentant moxie, unassailable integrity, and ambrosial beauty. I always feel a little bit nervous around her. In fact, when I met her at Oddfellows, the manhattan I ordered was literally shaking in […]
Women Against Street Harassment: Relinquishing Victimhood for Light – Piper Daniels
Thursday, August 7, 2014 9:09 — 0 Comments
I’d like to begin, if I may, with an act of imagination.
Women Against Street Harassment: A Call for Solidarity – Piper Daniels
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 8:55 — 8 Comments
It’s ten p.m. on a Monday at my local supermarket, and I’ve come in all my armor: yoga pants and an oversized Dyke March t-shirt, flip-flops, ponytail, no makeup. I have in my possession a ten-dollar bill, pepper spray, a pocketknife, and keys, which I lace through my fingers to create an additional weapon. And just to be clear, this is not a so-called bad neighborhood or, say, the zombie apocalypse. I’m merely a woman gathering breakfast ingredients. I’ve parked in a well-lit spot closest to the exit and remain hyper-aware of my surroundings. In my interactions with others, I […]
An Interview With Kate Lebo
Thursday, May 15, 2014 8:54 — 0 Comments
I’m standing outside Neighbor Lady, peering as inconspicuously as possible through the glass at Kate Lebo, who I am supposed to be meeting for drinks. Already, I am three minutes late. I can see her sitting at the bar in a tight black t-shirt and jeans, holding a sweating tumbler of bourbon to her cheek. She is laughing, already making friends. I’m feeling a little bit nervous.
The Ruins – Piper Daniels
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 12:48 — 0 Comments
There were things neighbors wouldn’t notice about the two-story cedar on Pierce Street. Things beyond the bright teal door, garlanded by evergreens and, in the spring, deep purple impatiens (also known as touch-me-nots) peeking shyly from beds of mulch. Â
Things We Must Not Mistake For Love – Piper Daniels
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:44 — 1 Comment
1.) We walk to the beach, lie among the driftwood. Do this because it’s easier here on your heart, sipping whiskey from paper cups, skipping rocks the sea returns.Â
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
