‘Show Us Your Texts’: Women-Only Poetry Slam
‘Show Your Texts’: Women-Only Poetry Slam Canberra-based lip-sters will be pleased to know that Traverse Poetry, an artsACT-funded youth organisation, is holding another of its Poetry Slams on Friday 29 May. Show Us Your Texts celebrates the contribution women have made to poetry in Canberra culture. Only women will be asked to perform at the [...]
New Advice Column- Ms Lip
Greetings online lip readers! Ms Lip is a new online advice column conceived and made just for the online community. If you have any questions you would like answered please email MsLip@lipmag.com with your questions and do keep in mind that you will remain completely anonymous. I aim to provide honest and real advice to [...]
Getting Published: Secrets from the Writers & Editors!
Saturday 16 May: Young writers will have a chance to discover the secrets of publishing at Getting Published, a free panel held at Civic Library. Have you always wanted to be published, but don’t know where to start? Is your inbox full of polite (and not so polite) rejections? Want to find out how successful [...]
do gentlemen still exist, and do we need them?
I was having a discussion with a co-worker earlier about what kind of man would be considered a gentleman. In Victorian times it was a title associated with nobility (wealth and social position), and “It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain.” Nowadays we use the [...]
‘The Poetic Revolution’: A call for poets!
‘The Poetic Revolution’: An exposé of contemporary, underground poetry that explores the current renaissance of poetic expression in Australia, revealing how modern poets measure against the classics. I’m asking why the poetry sections of bookstores are primarily filled with classical poetry and why we tend to reach for the classics first. This comparative anthology aims [...]
What is the definition of ugly?
Because of many so-called “beauty standards”, Tiara Shafiq feels she is. In her home country, Malaysia, where most people have dark skin, fair skin is touted as the ideal of loveliness. An Australian size 12-14 translates to a XXL. And smooth, hair-free legs is also an expected feature of a “beautiful” woman. Yet, I’m sure [...]
bikinis
Some of you will be aware of my feelings about bikinis from a previous lip blog. I wanted to share this quote from Susan Brownmiller, from her book on femininity, the chapter about bodies and fashion. Having described the history of the corset and girdle, and making the point that it is only recently that [...]
The Effects of Genital and Body Image on Women
The University of Sydney is currently conducting a study looking at the effects of genital image and body image on the sexual functioning of women. Within the study they’ll be looking at how physical perception of oneself can impact on one’s sexual self-esteem and whether genital image concerns influence comfort during sexual activity. The ultimate [...]
kirtsy.com
I stumbled across this site late last night and thought it was something that should be shared. If anyone out there uses or has heard of digg.com then you’ll get what this site is about. It’s basically a site of user generated content and the most popular (or most clicked) news links move to the [...]
Off with her hair!
On March 8th, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. On Friday the 13th of March, women all over Australia, including Nicola Parsons, will be shaving their hair off to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. For Nicola, this event represents a rite of passage, a tribute to women past who have defied social customs and [...]
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