I so appreciate the women who have come before me, who were willing to insist that their experience was worthy of being called “Literature,” who wrote poetry that I could find accessible. The opening line of "No Makeup," the fourth poem in Sharon Olds' new collection, Arias, states: "Maybe one reason I do not wear makeup is to scare people." hardly move under the mask of my woman, no acknowledgment Sometimes I tell myself that it’s important for the young girls in my class to see an adult woman not wearing makeup, so I’m doing this on purpose. [laughter] If they’re close enough, they can see something is different with me, something unnerving, as if I have no features, I am embryonic, pre-eyebrows, pre-eyelids, pre-mouth, I am … ( Log Out /  And when the makeup came off I feltactual as a small mammal in the woodswith a speaking countenance, or a basicprimate, having all the expressionsthat evolved in us, to communicate.If my teen-age acne had left scars,if my skin were rough, instead of soft,I probably couldn’t afford to hate makeup,or to fear so much the beauty salon or thevery idea of beautyship.And my mother was beautiful—did I say this?In my small eyes, and my smooth withered skin,you can see my heart, you can read my naked lips. something unnerving, as if I have no features, ( Log Out /  By Sharon Old s. September 3, 2018. actual as a small mammal in the woods I always find poetry more accessible when I hear it read by the poet. As a Mentor & Spiritual Guide, one of Chloë’s specialities is helping individuals learn to source their inner power and answer their own unique calling, so they may experience greater fulfillment in their lives. She has had the pleasure of mentoring women and men all over the globe to deepen their relationship with their inner guidance, source their own power, and experience greater love, so they can enjoy the happiness they have always wanted, and have confidence and joy in their lives. that evolved in us, to communicate. Receive our most popular articles in your inbox about once a month, where Chloë shares spiritual insights and self-development resources. No Makeup. She also helped found NYU’s outreach program for residents of Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island and for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Also, I found her interview with Krista Tippets to be full of insight, wisdom and humor. Chloë is trained in ceremonial practices from several living energy medicine traditions including Inyan Pejuta — a Native American Healing Art. way of 1957, with a speaking countenance, or a basic And such a white white girl, such a sickly toadstool, The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. If they’re close enough, they can see something is different with me, I tried the paint, but I could feel it on my skin, I could Blogging at On the Banks. The colorful events of the poems are always rendered in sharply realized images that cut quickly from the gory to the beautiful and back again. Her unique approach to teaching emotional wellness, encompasses practices in shamanism, energy medicine, plant medicine, traditional knowledge and the ancient wisdom teachings of earth based medicine. Her unique approach to teaching mental and emotional wellness, encompasses studies in shamanism, traditional knowledge, energy medicine, plant medicine, and ancient wisdom teachings around the globe, taking her to the Peruvian high mountains & the Amazon jungle, the Stone Circles of Western Europe, and the Arctic Circle & high northern landscapes of Norway. I was mesmerized when I heard Sharon Olds read her poem “No Makeup” in her interview with Krista Tippets on the podcast, On Being. Maybe one reason I do not wear makeup is to scare people.

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