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Brenna Twohy slams it out of the park with her poem ‘Fantastic Breasts and Where to Find Them’

Don’t you give me raw meatand tell me it is nourishment,I know a slaughterhouse when I see one - Brenna Twohy Hailing from Portland, Oregon Brenna Twohy's performance was one of the highlights of the 2014 National Poetry Slam take took place in Oakland last month. Her poem 'Fantastic Breasts and Where to Find Them,' a powerful combination that is part homage to Harry Potter and part feminist response to porn and male aggression, is a stark reminder of the sexual madness that still permeates our male-dominated culture.  Just her coming up with the term 'Potterotica' was enough to get my vote.  [youtube]http://youtu.be/bXey2_i7GOA[/youtube] Here...

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