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Diana Clough
Diana Clough, a 43 year old poet and artist from Florida, was raised by immigrant latin parents and is a proud first generation American. Inspired by art, authenticity and vulnerability, Clough creates collages that portray female iconography as predominant. Her themes of the female form permeates her art, not at the expense of a mere sexualization of women’s bodies, but as symbol of it’s inherent power.
We are more than the narrative passed down by our mothers and grandmothers. We are more than what we see on Instagram or on tv. My art is an aesthetic expression stating that we are all beautiful, regardless of labels or divisive categories of size and weight, skin color and ethnicity. These are all antiquated concepts meant to contain us, control us and limit us." - Diana Clough, NJ
TAME THAT BODY
Tame that body
before they shame somebody.
Claim those hips.
Pout those lips.
They taught us it’s shameful
to be sexy.
Like loving yourself
is a sin.
That’s the generation
we were in.
Love yourself girl,
you only live once.
Grew up hearing...
Button up that shirt!
That skirt’s too short!
You making those men stare.
Shit girl, ask me if I cared.
Hide what God gave you,
don’t give it away!
Child, don’t you see?
They won’t buy the cow,
if they get the milk for free.
If I had a penny
for every ounce of shame.
Every comment of blame.
For the way these legs cross
or who my eyes fall upon
they would all see...
I didn’t choose this body.
The woman I became chose me.
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