Oct 10, 2008
Poet and Activist Anne Waldman has
been a vocal proponent for feminist, environmental, and human rights causes since the
1960s. She also established The Naropa School of Disembodied
Poetics in Boulder, Colorado, with the late Allen
Ginsberg.
In the US Presidential Campaign, some
of those who say they espouse feminism seem to now embrace the
Republican Vice Presidential Candidate, Gov Sarah Palin from Alaska who is running alongside Senator John McCain.
Claudia Cragg recently spoke with Ms Waldman about her new highly
political CD, 'Matching Half' and a book to be published soon by
Penguin, 'Manatee Humanity' and also on the meaning of feminism in
US politics as she sees it (and whether or not Palin matches up to
that standard). She also explores how she, as a feminist and
activist, thinks people must contribute to the election and its
successful outcome.