Fat Poets Speak
Voices of the Fat Poets' Society Kathy
Barron, Anne S. Kaplan, Corinna Makris, Lesleigh J. Owen & Frannie Zellman
edited by Frannie Zellman May 6, 2009
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$15.95 | Ebook ISBN 9781597190510 $5.99 | About the Authors| Hour-long
mp3 recording of the authors talking with publisher Peggy Elam, Ph.D. & reading
selected poems | 45-minute
mp3-recording of Frannie Zellman & Lesleigh J. Owen talking with
publisher Peggy Elam, Ph.D. & performing a fat acceptance skit & Lesleigh's poem "Fat
Beauty."
Smart, sassy, sensual and soulful―Five women share the poetry and process of fat
embodiment.
In a sociocultural climate in which fat bodies are considered diseased and blamed for
everything from rising medical costs to global warning, it takes courage for fat women, especially, to
express anything but shame about their bodies. Fat Poets Speak is part of and intended for
the growing movement reclaiming "fat" as a valid way to exist in the world.
The Fat Poets' Society was born during a poetry workshop at the 2006
annual convention of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, a civil rights
organization. The poets are donating their royalties to NAAFA.
PRAISE for Fat Poets Speak
A Must Read for Anyone on the Journey to Size Acceptance
"I'm not usually a huge fan of poetry, but this book is a treasure and a joy.
No matter where you are personally on your journey to size acceptance, the beautiful poems in this
book will resonate with you. If you are just starting out—you'll see the journey ahead of you and
the joys of learning to love and accept yourself; and if you're already there, you'll recognize the pain and
joy of the struggle you have passed through. A big plus is each poet's auto-bio in the back. Talented women,
looking at being fat from their different viewpoints."
T.L. Weitze
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