I think what unites the given poems is a desire to interrogate oppressive language used as an attempt to regulate the power/humanity of or to control women, particularly Black and Brown women, myself included. This speech comes in many forms: whether in a reckless and racist tweet we see coming from the current U.S. President, a catcall on the street, a little ole micro-aggressive comment in the workplace, or in the instances taken up by the poems.
AnzaldúaG. (1983). Speaking in tongues: A Letter to 3rd world women writers. In MoragaC.AnzaldúaG. (Eds.), This bridge called my back: Writings by radical women of color (2nd ed., pp. 165–174). Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press.
