Barbara Noda (January 14, 1953), is a third generation Japanese American
poet.
Noda draws upon her experience as a Japanese American
Lesbian
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and
Feminism, and also advocates for
LGBT rights in the
San Francisco Bay Area.
Career
She is a contributor to the renowned feminist collection, ''
This Bridge Called My Back.'' She wrote the passage in section four of ''This Bridge Called My Back'' entitled ''Lowriding Through the Women's Movement.''
In 1979, she published a collection of poems entitled ''Strawberries'' that was published by Shameless Hussy Press. Joy Parks wrote in ''
The Body Politic'' that ''Strawberries'' "combines a passion for the music of language and a need for simplicity in art, a concept rooted within the poet's cultural heritage". She argues the poems in this collection "run the risk of sounding naive because they do not attempt to dazzle the reader with clever imagery, but depend on the simple sounds of the language to pose their message":
''your outstretched arms''
''and your first whisper''
''are all I know of morning''
"The simple language allows the poet to show herself more closely in the poem. The distancing techniques of more complicated devices would distill Noda's message and weaken the work". Parks opines that Noda may not be the "poet for everyone", but her poetry is "important for readers interested in the purity of language and those tired of intellectualized polemics".
In June 1981, the
Asian American Theater Company
The Asian American Theater Company (AATC) is a non-profit theatre performance company based in San Francisco. Its stated mission is "To connect people to Asian American culture through theatre".
Background
The Asian American Theater Company was es ...
in
San Francisco presented Noda's one-act play ''Aw Shucks'', about three stereotypical women devoted to pleasure, money and spirituality.
See also
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Lesbian literature
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List of female poets
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List of LGBT rights activists
A list of notable LGBT rights activists who have worked to advance LGBT rights by political change, legal action or publication. Ordered by country, alphabetically.
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References
Further reading
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1953 births
Living people
20th-century American poets
American poets of Asian descent
American women poets
Poets from California
American lesbian writers
LGBT people from the San Francisco Bay Area
American LGBT people of Asian descent
American LGBT rights activists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers