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Emma du Toit
I have been regularly writing poetry for the last twenty years. My work explores the grief of having to fit in when you don't belong. I am interested in minute interactions, the magic of the everyday, peripheries and otherness. In 2023, I completed an MA in Creative Writing which has helped me to get better at submitting writing rather than hoarding it shamefully in a folder on my laptop.
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Valentine’s Day
Can I kiss you? He asks in the darkening car park By the puddles of oil-covered rain I rewound to the bench in the square To the way his eyes didn’t...
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Tidy
Back then The house was neat Ordered according to moods Deciphered in quick looks An altered gait Pace of breath Knell of keys Toes cramped Curling...
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Jam over Toast
I spread my love like jam Over toast without butter Covering the burnt bits Rhubarb and vanilla linger You pick out the pips I jab at crumbs with a...
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I Tell Him That I Love Him
He looks everywhere but at my eyes Eventually he says That’s nice There’s a silence where I wait for him to elaborate Even the ‘care a lot about you...
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Hi Luigi, this isn’t a repost
Posted on Fri, 17 Aug 2018
Hi Luigi, this isn’t a repost. I’m actually this chronically awful at relationships, so my work has developed a solid theme over the years! Thanks for reading my ramblings!
Emma
Read full commentPosted in Things I have done since he left