Elder of Pentacles

Woman-Radical
by Yuan Changming

妇：lady is a woman who has overthrown a mountain
妙：young women supporting each other are always radical
嫁：to marry is for a girl to have her own family
婵：beautiful is she who remains single
妖：weird is a woman if she breaks
姣：handsome is a woman standing with her legs crossed
婢：maid is a girl who is by nature humble
娘：mother, perforce, is someone who is kind
好：wo man, spelled as one word, simply means good

Yuan Changming (he/him) published monographs on translation before leaving China. With a Canadian PhD in English, currently edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Writing credits include 9 awards, 14 Pushcart nominations and 16 solo collections as well as appearances in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-2017), Best New Poems Online, and more than 2000 other literary outlets, across 49 countries.