According to the United Nations (2023), one in five women in South Africa in relationships have experienced physical violence by a partner, and many more have suffered other forms of violence by men they know and strangers
Category: Poetry
Poems written by Leonie Vorster
Moments
In solidarity with the many men and women who are raped by their intimate partners: may you find the strength to walk away – it is never too soon, or too late
Klimt in France
A visit to France in 2014, and travelling throughout the southern part of the country, inspired this poem – an ode to Gustav Klimt, who inspires me
Carpe Diem
In memory of a yoga friend and artist who died young, and unexpectedly, after having a stroke during a trip to Cape Town
Reset Button
In celebration of the two-year anniversary of leaving a bad marriage, and choosing to live a happy life once more
Le Cercle de la Vie
In the circle of life and love, as the Afrikaans saying goes, one person dead is another person’s bread
Mardene
In memory of a young woman in my varsity residence whose depression led to suicide, deeply touching many souls (Originally written in Afrikaans)
In Love
An ode to Cupid, son of Mercury, the messenger of the gods, and the goddess of love, Venus
