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A long feast of leaves and crawling in the garden. Hands big and curious scoop me up, Into a jar smudged with dirt. I hear fantasies of colourful wings and sunshine. Months of this, I’m so hungry for change. I don’t care if it will hurt. I wrap myself in silk. Dissolving, Reforming, Clawing my […]
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When I think of you, I think of the poem ‘Simplify Me When I’m Dead’ by Keith Douglas, specifically the lines, “Thus when in a year collapse particular memories, you may deduce, from the long pain I bore the opinions I held, who was my foe and what I left, even my appearance but incidents […]
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A witch A lovely one Guides my hand to the great divine The higher being who we call to everyday In hope of being heard, held and answered Curious we are. She guides my hand into the great expanse of the Universe Guiding my hand to the Mother To the Higher Self Guiding my hands […]
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My open hands glide along the rhythmic crashing of the waves. Lacing my fingers through sea foam that forms while they curl and collapse. Trying to bear the motion in my hands. Attempting to collect the crystal blue hue. Watching it slip between my fingers, returning to the gurgling sea foam, retreating back out to […]
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All you have to do is get out of bed. Your family is knocking at the door, And you can’t keep them waiting anymore. Oh, how you fill your sister with dread! Oh, how your mother can’t love you like before! All you have to do is get out of bed, Your family is knocking […]
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Welcome to the Environmental Collective Column! At UQU Environment, we are proud to be a collective driven by students, for students. That’s why we’re so excited to be launching the Environmental Collective column as an ongoing contribution to the Semper newspaper. We hope to create a space to spotlight the incredible environmental work happening across […]
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The woman I am? A cartographer of curiosity. Resident of far and wide. Adventurer, explorer. Treasure hound. Passionate devotee of beautiful things. Collector, curator. My most precious collection? Women. Priceless, robust, delicate. Such as a cursed amulet at the Nepalese border. Captivating. Intoxicating. Formidable. I offer you a glimpse at my collection. No passport required. […]
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Where has the time gone Since this all first begun Since we last had a sleepover And spent a day out in the sun? Since I last heard your laughter And watched you first ride a bike It’s been months since I’ve seen you Though it feels like just last night I can’t remember the […]
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It must seem an unreachable fantasy to those who lack the freedoms to sing into the clouded skies as they realise their lifetime of dreams, despite the relentless hammering of the jealousy-filled voices below. Who can reach out their delicate fingers, and simply caress the horizons of human existence itself. The societies with such freedoms […]
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