- From the series ‘Modern Alchemy’, 2022
- From the series ‘Early Works’, 1999–2000
- IVY, 2007
- Luxaflex, 2017
Courtesy of Viviane Sassen and Stevenson (Johannesburg /Cape Town / Amsterdam)
I’m lying on my side in Madé’s little cot; I still fit inside. According to Madé, I’m the smallest mother in the world. Lately I’ve been having moments where…
‘Did you know nuns were this horny?’ Edan asks as we are both on our phones, sitting on either side of the couch, our feet touching. He turns his…
As Haron learned through the hardcore gabber that his mum used to play when he was little, music can be a physical sensation as well. Seconds before forcing himself into…
Guess who I just saw? Two seconds later, it dings again: Julia. With those five letters, the kitchen starts to whirl, and for a moment I’m swirling in turbulence, unbreathing.
Poetry feels like sex above the body. Where erotic scenes in other literary genres are often structured linearly, poems are not restrained by boundaries of space, time or…