Another Pretty Face

I had no talent,
All I had was looks
Said Lena

24 films later
53 albums later

Stormy Weather

Till the Clouds Roll By
Good Witch Glenda from The Wiz

A Tony, an honorary doctorate, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

A few rides with the Tuskeegee Airmen
Some work with Eleanor Roosevelt to pass anti-lynching laws
Rally with Medgar Evers then March on Washington

Refuse to appear in segregated venues: no how, no way, full stop

What an ungifted, incompetent bimbo

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Allison Whittenberg’s poetry has appeared in Columbia Review, Feminist Studies, J Journal, and New Orleans Review. Whittenberg is a ten-time Pushcart Prize nominee. They Were Horrible Cooks is her poetry collection. She is currently learning to play golf.