My Baby Sun
My baby sun, We might have to go, Go to another land, One land where you can be raised free. Here, everyone, Had to walk in bare feet, On broken bricks, But you wouldn’t mind, You would only wish to…
Benen Spreiden en Ondergaan
*French and English versions below. 1994. Ik was zestien, gevangen in dat bedrieglijke niemandsland tussen kind en volwassene — die fase waarin men denkt op weg te zijn naar autonomie, terwijl men in werkelijkheid slechts een andere vorm van slavernij…
Feitiço
O meu sangue ferve. A efervescência que me sobe à cabeça me traz consciência. O desabrochar da rosa é o ciclo em si. E a rosa, canina, feroz, aquela que traz mensagens de amor; Ela também fere e, eventualmente, morre.…
De schoot van de oom
*English version below. Dit is het begin van mijn verhaal. We schrijven maart 1978. Een verhaal dat niet begint met een eerste stap of woord, maar met een blik, een opmerking, een grensoverschrijding. Geen donderslag bij heldere hemel, maar een…
Janaína
O olhar de Janaína é doce, E ai de quem, tirar seu bem,Pois é de Jaboticaba. O sorriso Janaína e ingénuo E ai de quem, tirar seu bem, É mulher (e livre)! E ela desce as escadas,Com esperança no seu…
Mother Earth
The creator of all wombs. When do you check her temperature? Why did you break the thermometer? The safety of her shelter Is a wonder. Her will is stronger than your war. Don’t you see? She worries because of your…
Woman
I’m a miracle for male expectations. I’m a mighty, multi-minded woman. The motion of migration marries your mind. It stays in men. It amazes them. Multi-tasker or manipulator, What do you prefer? I can be both, I can’t be neither!…
HER BODY
I’m the musical instrument of your resonance. In my mirror, I’m powerful, magical. Do you see me as soft, fragile, and emotional? I don’t train for beauty or belly. All choices are mine. I blossom, I bloom even when I’m…
On femicide
It was Diana E.H. Russell who for the first time used the word femicide in a feminist context. She did it on the first International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women in 1976. It was a meeting that first identified crimes…
On the irony of grammatical gender on our job titles
A philosophical reflection: On The Irony of Grammatical Gender in Job Titles In a world steeped in gender inequality, even the most mundane aspects of our (Dutch, French, German, …) language seem to contribute to a subtle yet pervasive form…