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Rachel Long
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Vanmorgen zei hij
dat ik slaap met mijn mond open
en mijn handen in mijn haar.
Ik zeg, Zoals schreeuwen, bedoel je?
Hij zegt, Nee, zoals verlaten.
© Vertaling: 2023, Anne Oosthuizen
Publisher: 2023, Voor het eerst gepubliceerd op PoetryInternational.com,
Publisher: 2023, Voor het eerst gepubliceerd op PoetryInternational.com,
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This morning he told me
I sleep with my mouth open
and my hands in my hair.
I say, What, like screaming?
He says, No, like abandon.
© 2020, Rachel Long
From: My darling from the lions
Publisher: Picador,
From: My darling from the lions
Publisher: Picador,
Rachel Long
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1988)
This morning he told me
I sleep with my mouth open
and my hands in my hair.
I say, What, like screaming?
He says, No, like abandon.
British poet Rachel Long's poems are so razor-sharp and witty that they stand out from the first line. Long is also founder of the Octavia Collective for Womxn of Colour (a 'community-minded' collective where women of color can safely (lear...
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This morning he told me
I sleep with my mouth open
and my hands in my hair.
I say, What, like screaming?
He says, No, like abandon.
From: My darling from the lions
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