2022 Poetry Collection
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His First Love
I didn’t expect it. My first love; my first kiss from my lips to his
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You know how like/sometimes/new clothes come with those super long tags
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Agape
If I could be a cloud
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In Loving Memory
Dear Reader… For context and as a content and/or trigger warning, my mother passed away a few years ago. I found solace in reading and writing poetry. It lent a hand in articulating the complex emotions and nuances of navigating through the past few years after losing someone so important to me. The creation and collection of these three short, anonymous poems has been a reflective and therapeutic experience. My hopes are that they can help you reflect on and articulate similar emotions or feelings if you too have lost a loved one. TLDR; Content/Trigger Warning: This collection of poems deals with themes of death, losing a family member, parent, …
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Intimacy
A whisper drips From the tip of his tongue And slides into her ear
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Everyday Event
shuddering the shadows huddled in corners, soon to be sacrificed to the glorious
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Hymn, he was
The sunrise laughter, he was— His array of morning-bird chirping humor, A tear-turned-smile: Houdini’s final quest.
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Shame on me
Back bent backwards, knees bruised blistering bloody
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Alone in the River with Who?
Sitting on an island with who? I'm not sitting here with you.
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Past, Present, Future
Be me a woman, compassionate and kind
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When I think of you, I am home
An Ode to Ammama (and Hyderabad)
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Ode(?) To Skincare
The acne and dark spots that have spread like a virus on my face has not followed quarantine rules.
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Long-Gone Honey
You slung steaming water into the mug
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THE ESA POETRY COLLECTION
Are you an aspiring poet? Do you want to share your works with the UBC community? Now’s your chance! In response to the growing number of aspiring writers here at UBC, the ESA is excited to host our first ever creative conference, The Poetry Collection. We welcome all aspiring poets to participate in this event and gain some experience having their works presented to an audience and also, to have the opportunity to be featured on our website! The first component of this event is a virtual submission form. Here, we request that poets submit their works using a Word or PDF document in order for their works to be…
