Pacific Studies Journal
Abstract
This evocative poem honors the resilience, knowledge, and sacred power of the “Night Woman”—a symbolic figure who endures judgment and violence from the dominant “Day People.” Though wounded, she hides her pain behind silence and laughter, carrying ancient wisdom of the natural and cosmic world. In a transformative act at the ocean’s edge, she sheds societal expectations (“Day Skin”) to embrace her true self, birthing new generations whose identities are written in the stars. It’s a lyrical celebration of hidden strength, ancestral legacy, and feminine sovereignty.
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Figiel, Sia
(2007)
"The Night Woman,"
Pacific Studies Journal: Vol. 30:
No.
1, Article 23.
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https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/pacific-studies-journal/vol30/iss1/23
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