(Jan Clausen)

In Conditions: Four, Jan Clausen gives a supportive analysis of Nellie Wong’s book, Dreams in Harrison Railroad Park. There are a few things going on with this. Firstly, Clausen is not only advertising for a book, she is actively promoting the larger message that is being articulated within Conditions- support of feminism. Secondly, and most important for me, Clausen is introducing a poet within a feminist periodical. This second point is important because socialist rhetoric was running vividly through feminist periodicals, but the poetry in support for socialism was hard to come by. ? With the introduction to Nellie Wong by Jan Clausen, the gap between socialist poetry and periodicals closed!  

It is clear that mainstream advertisements consist of tobacco, alcohol, and other male products such as suits and golf clubs. From Nellie Wong’s book it is clear that the feminist advertisements are geared not only for women but people that want to try and enact change. This could be men who identify as allies of the movement, or just your typical audience base for feminist work- women.