Menstrual Poetry is a feminist and extremely liberal opinion website that was launched in December 2007 as a response to U.S. politics and what is being said and done about social issues.
Menstrual Poetry is a website for free-thinkers; for people who reject the idea that greed and consumerism is and should be what makes up The American Dream. People should no longer be expected to be complacent with the government, both national and local, that they find themselves in and it is strongly believed that people rightfully deserve to have a voice and a platform to express their opinions, concerns and beliefs about the world they are equally a part of, regardless of gender, class, race, size, sexual orientation or gender identity.
This website works to hold administrations, corporations, businesses, the media and people accountable for the laws, decisions and images that they put out into the world, thus affecting the lives of people everywhere.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Mead
Holly Ord — Feminist, Survivor, Free-Thinker, Activist, Blogger
Holly Ord is the woman behind Menstrual Poetry. She is a 23-year-old feminist activist from Northeastern, Pennsylvania who does not hold a prestigious degree in anything, but firmly believes life is the best teacher. She is too liberal for even most liberals she comes into contact with and has been known to invoke debate from even the most mild-mannered of people with her unapologetic frankness and inability to filter much of anything. She writes about feminism in all of its forms, raises awareness of sexual assault and violence against women, divulges what it is like to be a survivor of childhood sexual assault and multiple rape, and about how atheists do indeed have morals.
Holly’s writing can also be seen on a very consistent basis over at Women’s Eye on Media, a blog she started with Renee Martin of Womanist Musings that gives a womanist/feminist analysis of what’s going on in the media, from celebrity gossip to reviews of television, movies, books and everything in between. She also Founded and remains the Chief Editor of Woman Tribune, a webspace for women that explores and discusses everything within our Woman Wide World, from current events, parenting and entertainment to fashion, sexuality and so much more.
When she isn’t busting down the patriarchy, Holly is also a web designer and developer and social media addict. You may want to follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
Comment Policy
There are very few rules that need to be followed in order to comment on Menstrual Poetry. It is expected for comments to get a little heated sometimes, since Menstrual Poetry does bring up a lot of political and often-divisive topics that strike a very strong chord in many people. Knowing very well that the political is often very personal, know that you do not have to agree with everything that is written here and you do not have to agree with the people who comment on Menstrual Poetry. It is very important to the integrity of this website for all people to have the chance to express their own opinions from their own point of view, but when doing so, please remain respectful to the author of the post, as well as to the other commenters. Comments that are hateful in any way, racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, disablist, ageist, sizeist, or otherwise objectionable will be deleted.
While it would be truly fantastic for Menstrual Poetry to be a completely safe space for everyone who reads and voices their opinion here in the comments, realistically that just isn’t possible. Menstrual Poetry is the labor of love of one person; there is no staff or group of dedicated moderators. It is extremely likely that I will miss a comment here and there that should have been deleted. If you come across a comment that you feel is questionable for any reason, please flag it by clicking on the ‘flag’ link in the lower left-hand side of the comment.
The comment section of Menstrual Poetry is run with Disqus. While you used to be able to fill out your name and email and leave a comment, because of the amount of spam that had leaked through despite anti-spam technology, people leaving comments that added nothing to the discussion in order to merely link themselves and many, many trolls, you now need to be signed into your preferred trusted account. You have many options: Disqus, Twitter, Facebook, OpenID or Yahoo. Pick one and leave your comment.
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