Fat Is Not A Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen
I am thinking of a fairy tale,
Cinder Elephant,
Sleeping Tubby,
Snow Weight,
where the princess is not
anorexic, wasp-waisted,
flinging herself down the stairs.
The rest of the poem is at Poetry 180: Library of Congress.
The round up is at Big A little a.
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Bounty and the Beast...
Where everything round is good.
This is soooo good -- both wry and political, comforting and smart as all get-out.
Thanks!!!!
I love this poem!
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