My found poem used the text from Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which is the court case overturning Roe v Wade. This case made it so that women no longer have a constitutional right to have abortion. I used this text because as a woman it is a very scary thought that we are losing the rights to our own bodies, especially when men are making these laws.
When creating the poem, I used words that stood out to me regarding the circumstances. Opinion was a word that kept coming up. This seemed fitting, as these laws are being written based off of the opinions of everybody, except for those needing abortions. I also pulled words that reminded me of how women were described when it comes to being in positions of power such as “incorrect, irrelevant, innocent”. After I chose the words I wanted to use, I spread them out on paper and formed statements to show the absurdity of the laws put in place. I referred to abortion as a crime since under some new laws, it is a crime. I had a lot of fun making this poem and it definitely gave me an insight as to how Zong! was written. I understand now how the space works in correlation with silence and feeling, and how inside a text shows other meanings.
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Hi Audrey! I loved your poem. I almost used this case for my poem but decided to use something else! I also did my poem on this topic, but you did a really good job illustrating how women are not in control of their own rights without even writing actual sentences. The repetition of the word “opinion” stood out to me a lot. There are all of these opinions on women’s reproductive rights coming from those who are not women. The words you chose to use were very powerful, and as a woman your poem was very meaningful.