Part of my reaction to my diagnosis of infertility was deeply sarcastic and critical, part of it was morbid, part of it was numb, part of it was neurotic and desperate. To mush all of those notes together would cancel them out. I ended up just trying to keep them as separate as possible.
I don't experience "emotions" then "analyze" them; they always reach me pre-analyzed. - Monica Youn
I don't experience "emotions" then "analyze" them; they always reach me pre-analyzed.
- Monica Youn
I tell my students to think of poems as language plus, language with value added beyond its everyday use. - Monica Youn
I tell my students to think of poems as language plus, language with value added beyond its everyday use.
I'm blissfully not writing anything. Just doing a lot of reading and hopefully some thinking as well. - Monica Youn
I'm blissfully not writing anything. Just doing a lot of reading and hopefully some thinking as well.
When you think about the concept of infertility, for example, it's not just medical; it's a repository of so many personal and societal meanings - re… - Monica Youn
When you think about the concept of infertility, for example, it's not just medical; it's a repository of so many personal and societal meanings - re…
When you talk about "infertility" you're already using a land-based metaphor - a woman's body compared to property, to be considered fruitful or barr… - Monica Youn
When you talk about "infertility" you're already using a land-based metaphor - a woman's body compared to property, to be considered fruitful or barr…
I can't even imagine having twins. - Monica Youn
I can't even imagine having twins.
Part of my reaction to my diagnosis of infertility was deeply sarcastic and critical, part of it was morbid, part of it was numb, part of it was neur… - Monica Youn
Part of my reaction to my diagnosis of infertility was deeply sarcastic and critical, part of it was morbid, part of it was numb, part of it was neur…
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