"Otherness", A Definition; Ioana Petrescu

A short poem by Ioana Petrescu, from her outstanding poetry collection "Fumigated", Ginninderra Press, 2001

Definition

Otherness is when
in spite of speaking the language
you need footnotes
for your thoughts, words and gestures
and whatever else
you might wish to convey



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