Tag: mothers

• The Uterus Inheritance

  

  I remember the Ambassador rides from  Bhubaneswar to CuttackYour tussar sari draped around your shoulderAt home you would read files, make notes“It is tough being a woman Secretary of Industries”You had endometriosis  A fresh incision on an arterial veinNever did you take a day off,Never did anyone find out In Raghurajpur they had an exhibition of handicraftsYou…

  Diligent Candy

  15 Jan 2019

  Art, Awareness, Gender, Poem A Day, Poetry, Read, Story, Travel

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• Conversations About Home (at a deportation centre) – Warsan Shire and Ugly

  

  Poem: “Conversations About Home (at a deportation centre)” Poet: Warsan Shire Well, I think home spat me out, the blackouts and curfews like tongue against loose tooth. God, do you know how difficult it is, to talk about the day your own city dragged you by the hair, past the old prison, past the school…

  Diligent Candy

  10 Jul 2014

  Art, Awareness, Poem A Day, Poetry, Story, Travel

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