‘The Giant Gets Her Period’
— Reneé Bibby
Writing my Wilds recommendation for first time in 2018, I’m so pleased to start the year with Su Cho’s poem, ‘The Giant Gets Her Period.’ Last week was a wash for me with a standard fare head cold—Cho’s poem is the elixir to being enfeebled. Menstruation doesn’t put a dent in the giant. It expands her; it boosts the heft and rattle of her jumps; it is a reason to flex and expend energy. The giant becomes a model for how it could be for all people who experience periods, and all people with bodies. I feel like this is a good way to move into 2018, remembering the sheer might of the giant: to be undaunted by ailments, learn the scope of one’s body and revel in the power of it.