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Tag: Identity

Poems about identity.

When K-M Skalkenæs writes about identity, it is primarily related to being a poet. It may be secondarily related to gender, but that is a much less important factor.

The poet has struggled with being a poet. It wasn’t a choice – it was rather something forced upon her as a last resort for expression. There was nobody to listen, and speech didn’t cut deep enough. So she invented her own form of speech through rhymes and meter.

And guess what? This is not a success story. It is a story of personal integrity and of gritting one’s teeth and persevering with absolutely no support whatsoever from anybody – not even one’s own family.

But at the end of the day, knowing who you are and standing up for yourself has got to count for something.

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New Poem: “being yourself is easy -“

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onDecember 8, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “being yourself is easy -“

being yourself is easy – there’s nobody else you can really be – i could … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “being yourself is easy -“

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “trinity: a family”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onNovember 25, 2018July 3, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “trinity: a family”

one: light spilling through the golden curtains into prison living room – of choice – … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “trinity: a family”

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “portrait 8”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onNovember 8, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “portrait 8”

not even looking since looks could deceive the fact that she used to know someone … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “portrait 8”

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “portrait 2”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onNovember 2, 2018July 11, 2020 Leave a comment on New Poem: “portrait 2”

designed specifically to look special – because what else could bring sense to her life? … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “portrait 2”

Categories divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “introspection”

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onOctober 15, 2018September 12, 2018 Leave a comment on New Poem: “introspection”

chaos in and out of everything – cringe my way out of my skin – … Continue ReadingNew Poem: “introspection”

Categories Light Requires Darkness

Doppelgänger – The Poet About the Woman

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onSeptember 17, 2018July 13, 2018 Leave a comment on Doppelgänger – The Poet About the Woman

She speaks through me, she looks like me but I don’t want to know her … Continue ReadingDoppelgänger – The Poet About the Woman

Categories Light Requires Darkness

Idealism In Hindsight

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onSeptember 12, 2018July 13, 2018 Leave a comment on Idealism In Hindsight

Though said that I have principles, ideals and dreams of better futures worth the building, … Continue ReadingIdealism In Hindsight

Categories Light Requires Darkness

What I Am

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onSeptember 9, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on What I Am

I am a stray cat nobody wants to feed – I am an echo in … Continue ReadingWhat I Am

Categories Light Requires Darkness

I Am No Woman –

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onAugust 15, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on I Am No Woman –

I am no woman – I am a spark of life that lies dormant in … Continue ReadingI Am No Woman –

Categories Light Requires Darkness

Dear Reader

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onAugust 11, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on Dear Reader

I see you not, reader, but I speak to you, believe in your existence through … Continue ReadingDear Reader

Categories Light Requires Darkness

I Am the Poet of Transience

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onAugust 3, 2018July 17, 2018 Leave a comment on I Am the Poet of Transience

I am the poet of transience. I am a voice that shouts unheard into a … Continue ReadingI Am the Poet of Transience

Categories Light Requires Darkness

I Know How

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onJuly 28, 2018July 12, 2018 Leave a comment on I Know How

I know how I am and care to confess; I could be more than you … Continue ReadingI Know How

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

Poet vs. Human

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018 Leave a comment on Poet vs. Human

I am a 7-year-old poet, and a 26-year-old human but often it feels as if … Continue ReadingPoet vs. Human

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Have a Crippling Fear of Writing

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on I Have a Crippling Fear of Writing

My biggest wish for the future is that everybody would stop pretending that they are … Continue ReadingI Have a Crippling Fear of Writing

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Trust In the Poet

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on I Trust In the Poet

I trust in the poet to be able to phrase all that I wish to … Continue ReadingI Trust In the Poet

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

If I Lack Words, I Must Make Them

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on If I Lack Words, I Must Make Them

There… there… no, I failed to grasp it again but I was close this time… … Continue ReadingIf I Lack Words, I Must Make Them

Categories Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Have Been Torn

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on I Have Been Torn

I have been torn between the world and writing – writing is demanding, leaving little … Continue ReadingI Have Been Torn

Categories Essays

The Identity Quest(ion)

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018January 16, 2021 Leave a comment on The Identity Quest(ion)

A debate has been raging lately about identity in art. Can an artist portray someone … Continue ReadingThe Identity Quest(ion)

Categories Essays

Writing vs Programming

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018January 16, 2021 Leave a comment on Writing vs Programming

SInce I wrote my first line of code I have been torn between writing and … Continue ReadingWriting vs Programming

Categories Essays

To Sign or Not To Sign

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018January 16, 2021 Leave a comment on To Sign or Not To Sign

I am frequently asked to sign my paintings. I don’t want to. It’s not that … Continue ReadingTo Sign or Not To Sign

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