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.

divisive / dismissive / missive

New Poem: “introspection”

K-M SkalkenæsOctober 15, 2018September 12, 2018Leave a comment

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

Light Requires Darkness

Doppelgänger – The Poet About the Woman

K-M SkalkenæsSeptember 17, 2018July 13, 2018Leave a comment

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

Light Requires Darkness

Idealism In Hindsight

K-M SkalkenæsSeptember 12, 2018July 13, 2018Leave a comment

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

Light Requires Darkness

What I Am

K-M SkalkenæsSeptember 9, 2018July 17, 2018Leave a comment

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

Light Requires Darkness

I Am No Woman –

K-M SkalkenæsAugust 15, 2018July 17, 2018Leave a comment

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

Light Requires Darkness

Dear Reader

K-M SkalkenæsAugust 11, 2018July 17, 2018Leave a comment

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

Light Requires Darkness

I Am the Poet of Transience

K-M SkalkenæsAugust 3, 2018July 17, 2018Leave a comment

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

Light Requires Darkness

I Know How

K-M SkalkenæsJuly 28, 2018July 12, 2018Leave a comment

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

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

Poet vs. Human

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018Leave a comment

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

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Have a Crippling Fear of Writing

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

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

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Trust In the Poet

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

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

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

If I Lack Words, I Must Make Them

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

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

Seen From a Distance People Lose Their Eyes

I Have Been Torn

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

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

Living Art

Artistic Identification

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018Leave a comment

A debate has been raging lately about identity in art. Can an artist portray someone … Continue ReadingArtistic Identification

Living Art

Writing vs Programming

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018October 10, 2018Leave a comment

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

Living Art

The Word “Why”

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018Leave a comment

When hearing that I write poetry, most people immediate degrade it to a “hobby”, or … Continue ReadingThe Word “Why”

Living Art

To Sign or Not To Sign

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018Leave a comment

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

Living Art

Relics From the Past

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018Leave a comment

I generally dislike talking about two things: Sentimentality in poetry, and my gender. Putting both … Continue ReadingRelics From the Past

Dystopia anno 20**

A Woman’s Story

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018Leave a comment

The stomach got in our way, so to speak. This grotesque inflation. I couldn’t look … Continue ReadingA Woman’s Story

Dystopia anno 20**

Understanding Others

K-M SkalkenæsMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018Leave a comment

The centrifugal force of words washed over her, swirled around her, made her dizzy. ‘But … Continue ReadingUnderstanding Others