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I dream of a world
By Zainab “I stood up for myself and my values as a woman when my family wanted to decide for me. I dream of a world where women can follow their dreams and make their own choices.” This piece is from The Feminist Toilet #2. To return to the table of contents, click here.
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Untitled
By Asha I hope the uncertainty of yourself doesn’t end when you’re lying with the rocks you choose to breathe instead of fresh air. Your touch is unfamiliar as if your dna melted away with what you set on fire. I’ve been trying to keep you awake. Don’t fall asleep to avoid saying goodbye. This…
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Bullshit Lines
collated by Dwell Time (2021) Dwell Time is an award winning, not-for-profit arts publication reflecting on mental wellbeing. Produced and curated by Alice Bradshaw, Vanessa Haley & Lenny Szrama, founded in 2018. For National Poetry Day and World Mental Health Day 2021, Dwell Time collated responses to an open call for bullshit and this is…
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Poem Regarding World Toilet Day
By Mohammad Zahir Saadat Celebrate World Toilet’s Day on November 19th Spread awareness around the world Let me share few words That will be helpful for every human being So, I must inform you Spread awareness around the world Celebrate World Toilet’s Day on November 19th Take care of cleanliness wherever you are As cleanliness…
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The Feminist Toilet #2
Published on World Toilet Day, 2021 Edited By Sammy Ginsberg & Brian Sonia-Wallace Dear Toilet-appreciator, For some the toilet is an embarrassing necessity, something one does but never talks about. It just happens in the room it happens in – safe, sanitary, solitude. But we know that this is not true for everyone. More than…
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Thank You!
By Sammy Ginsberg Thank you, thank poo! We would like to thank our amazing contributors for taking us seriously when we said, “please send you your toilet poems!” It is amazing and surreal to see so many poems and so many contributors and so many pages: Clive Matson, Bryn Wickerd, Ilana Gustafson, Troubadour Trixter, Maureen…
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5 Facts About Toilets That Will Help You Understand How Your Toilet is Saving Your Life
By World Toilet Organization, curated by Sammy Ginsberg A clean and safe toilet ensures health, dignity and well-being – yet 40% of the world’s population does not have access to toilets. The facts above are from the World Toilet Organization, a global non-profit committed to improving toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide. They believe in empowering…
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Not a pristine thing in sight
By Radhaika Kaipur Don’t expect me to say that word. I’ll tip toe around, dodging those contaminated places I’ll replace “toilet” with “bathroom” Feign retching if you bring up behaviours in “that department”. But why? Well, there’s nothing pristine in poo I felt the word “love” couldn’t be uttered by one that says “loo”… Haha.…
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My Bathrooms
By Anita McLaughlin the first was in a small stucco ranch built for GIs and their families my only memory my mom’s diaphragm hung from a hook behind the door when we lived in Alaska aluminum foil kept the midnight sun from the bathroom in summer winter, ice coated the window blackout curtains and the…
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Toilet Vignettes
By Mario Incandenza i. i asked her to cut off my finger standing at the entry way or was it exit watching her ride down the east london road perched atop a metallic bike rack foreheads touching i mumbled we entwined on the couch, Rod of Asclepius harmless snake or more cliche; serpent imploring to…