winking_tiger

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I have 128 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
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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. 

My stories

Inference

Sunshine days You fool yourself With ghosts of meaning Existing in smiles Show me honesty in your teeth In the humid air between these pillows Show...

I Give You My Heart

I give you my heart To wrap in glass Stash it safely on the roof Let it freeze Let the wind toss it Like flotsam On a gravel beach Carry it in an...

Kiss Chase

At first we scattered Hesitating to find soft lips Wet with milk And salt n vinegar crumbs Squirming hostages Offering rosy cheeks or daring mouths...
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Therapy Sessions

You’re allowed To reopen the wounds Tear the edges Lift the skin You can let it all back in You can uncross your arms Expose your heart Uncurl your...

October

I write you a gift A silken morning Hemmed with Soft edges Frayed corners Sure fingers Follow the feel of the thread Your eyes creased by distant sun...

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