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 Born
1982, Alexandra is still a young poet. Being of Dutch origin, English is her
second language, but it’s hardly a barrier anymore. Her obsession for the
written word started when she was aged 5 and began to read. Sometimes she
wrote poems for her family and friends, but her personal poems only started
to come in 1996, when she'd just turned 14. She won a poetry contest once
and since then, she’s had the strange notion that she actually writes
poetry worth reading. Having had several workshops and being stimulated by
poets such as W.M. Stoneking and Christina Conrad, she’s finally finding
her own voice - in which she’s always growing.
Alexandra's poetry is
featured in
a Passage through August's main
anthology.
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Morning-after Pantoum: the city
Lay me down in the shade
I have thought of nothing since you left
Though some silences trigger memory
My head is filled with mostly traffic
I have thought of nothing since you left
A headache stings through my sunglasses
My head is filled with mostly traffic
I have put my diary in a carrier bag
A headache stings through my sunglasses
My mouth is yearning for words, and water
I have put my diary in a carrier bag
This day I will clean up start clean
My mouth is yearning for words, and water
Only shelter from sunburn drives me
This day I will clean up start clean
Lay me down in the shade
© Alexandra Ekkelenkamp 1996-2002
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Mercury
the man is a god
striding
along the edge of sea
precisely
he places
delicate winged feet
on wet sand
around them,
dry sand-circles appear
no water dares touch him
the man is a god
a red sun
rising
in his hand
the walking stick is gold
no woman dares touch him
only pink-fingered aurora
reveals
his body in morning light
© Alexandra Ekkelenkamp 1996-2002
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