I ask this a lot to myself. I think I always dabbled in poetry but was genuinely unaware of it. Then, someone I love passed away. I wrote in poetry when journalling wouldn't suffice. I realised what I was doing then but I didn't take it seriously. Perfectionism stopped me, like one has to be … Continue reading Am I allowed to write poetry?
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Image from 1998 Jonathan Demme adaptation of Beloved, starring Oprah Winfrey as Sethe How can you love something that doesn’t belong to you? This is the question at the heart of Toni Morrison’s haunting 1987 novel. Set in Cincinnati after The Civil War and the Emancipation Act, the book unravels the story of Sethe, a … Continue reading ‘Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.’ Love and belonging in Toni Morrison’s Beloved
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