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Women of the Wick is a podcast and community dedicated to amplifying local womxn voices and their creative work.

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08/11/2025

𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝒶 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔

“𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴?

𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.“

We have a new poem of the month ❤️‍🔥 Read more by writer speaking “to the wild, searching thing that comes to life when we set the body free” on womenofthewick.com/online 🔗🐺

Share your personal essays, poetry and reviews at womenofthewick.com/submit 🖊️

06/10/2025

𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝓀 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝒶 𝓂𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒾𝓃?

“𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭
𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴
𝘔𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘭
𝘖, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦
𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴
𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘴
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵…“

Continue reading the three-part poem by writer and curator Esther Lu () on womenofthewick.com ⛰️🔗

The text served as the exhibition wall text for The Mountain Algorithms, held at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts in 2024. The exhibition explores whether humans and non-humans, including AI, can learn to “think like a mountain” in pursuit of a symbiotic future.

Have a poem, review or essay to share? Submit at womenofthewick.com/submissions/ 🩷

25/07/2025

You can find us at pop-up shop this summer 💦💙 Open daily until 28 Sep in the East Wing.

The last copies of WOWZINE Belonging and Pleasure issues available. Come grab yours and explore the shop ✨

22/07/2025

New 𝑒𝓍𝒽𝒾𝒷𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌 on womenofthewick.com 👁️

“Pioneer. Ahead of her time. Voice for the marginalised.

Paz Errázuriz could be described by many superlatives and big words—for a good reason: the 81-year-old Chilean artist who took photographs of activists, trans prostitutes, the homeless, boxers, and psychiatric patients during Chile’s military dictatorship under the regime of Augusto Pinochet, is one of Latin America’s most important documentary photographers.

In that context, it’s surprising that she’s now celebrating her first major solo exhibition in the UK at the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes.”

Photographs: Paz Errázuriz, Talca from the series ‘Manzana de Adán’ © Paz Errázuriz. Colecciones Fundación

𝙏𝙖𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜. 🔗
𝙏𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩, 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙠.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩

02/07/2025

This month’s poem is from a Caribbean-British writer, editor of and artist from East London whose work explores identity, existence, and liberation.

“You shared with me a life in which
you existed in full—
babbling with my tangential stories
laughing with wonder-filled eyes as
he relays gesture-filled debates about spacetime—
born with hands that fit
like puzzle pieces
into our palms
and which ring
with the chords of piano Blues.”

Continue reading “Blues Baby” on womenofthewick.com 💙

Have a story to share? We are open for submissions, see more via the link in bio.

25/05/2025

How are you taking care of yourself right now?

It’s , a reminder to focus on the importance of caring for ourselves, looking after our minds, and listening to our bodies and our needs, desires and curiosities.

I’ve been thinking a lot of about softness lately: How to create softer cities where reflection, pause and slowness have centre stage instead of rushing, pushing and excelling? How can we create spaces for listening, learning and sharing in these times that can seem so exhausting and belittling our personal power. How can we better look after each other, collectively and individually?

Personally, I’ve tried to include more gentleness into my everyday, work and writing: allowing more space between the thoughts, and also to reject, or at least recognise, of any “shoulds”, and be more open to explore my actual wants and desires. Reconstructing the patriarchal from within.

Here is the powerful Audre Lorde quote in full, which I came across at today’s Feminist Leadership course by :

“I had to examine, in my dreams as well as in my immune-function tests, the devastating effects of overextension. Overextending myself is not stretching myself. I had to accept how difficult it is to monitor the difference. Necessary for me as cutting down on sugar. Crucial. Physically. Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”

Have a restful Sunday,
Sara x

19/05/2025

Join panel discussion ‘Helsinki Forecast’ which will explore insights into Finland’s quietly thriving art scene — deeply connected to nature, shaped by public support, and still largely under the radar of the international market.

🎙️ Speakers ✨

Sara Kärpänen is the Programme Director of The Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland and founder of

Josefina Nelimarkka is a Finnish artist whose practice explores the intersections of climate, science, and perception.

Kati Kivinen (PhD) .t.kivinen is an art historian and curator, currently holding the position of Head of Exhibitions at

Moderated by long-standing AWITA member – an independent curator and advisor deeply embedded in the Nordic art scene.

✉️ The talk is open to all! RSVP at [email protected]

26/04/2025

A request from WOW founder, Sara Kärpänen:

🌿 Call for Stories 🌿

I’m currently writing a book about reproductive rights, abortion, and empowerment—a topic that’s both timely and close to my heart.

I’m looking to connect with people who are willing to share their experiences with abortion, with full respect, care and confidentiality.

I’m interested in a variety of perspectives from people of all ethnicities and countries.

This book is about making sure no one feels alone in their choices and about showing the real and complex layers behind every story.

Please DM me or email me at [email protected] if you’re interested.
And feel free to share this post with others who might want to be part of this.

Thank you,
Sara x

04/03/2025

“I used to cry in a genre no one read.” – Ocean Vuong

To all crybabies out there 💧💧💧 Read a fresh new piece ‘The Cult of Crying’ by on our online magazine: womenofthewick.com/online or hit the 🔗 in our bio.

Are you an artist with a story to share? Send your submission at womenofthewick.com/submissions

20/02/2025

Look who we spotted at the best art bookshop in Berlin 💘💘

Did you know that WOWZINE is globally distributed in London, Berlin, LA, and even Shanghai?

You can get our WOWZINE Second Edition via the 🔗in bio, or at selected book stores.

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