Stuff and Bodies poetry collection

Willemijn: “I have written a collection of poems. Well, 10 poems, does that count as a collection?
OK, so I have a collection of poems called Stuff and Bodies. The issue I am really preoccupied with is the climate crisis. As an individual there is something you can do, but if politicians do nothing I am asking myself whether I want to bring children into the world. My poems are written from the point of view of a character who is also concerned about this. Like me, she views with bemusement a mediatised world in which everyone just consumes images and she feels powerless. She devises exercises to restore her sense of calm.

I think I've always had strong views, but I never used to believe I could make a difference. Now I feel that my writing may at least make someone think and perhaps that person will pass the message on.“

One of Willemijn's poems:

Brb on holiday wearing my favourite new lipstick

My self-hate is the product of years of targeted marketing
I should be working out, but I bought myself some shoes designed by Kylie Jenner
to make myself feel better, I am considering liposuction
I sit in my living room being basic and I wait till something happens

I peel the lobster that was alive until just now and screamed as it boiled to death
My fingers drip with fat, I saw a verified influencer eat this on Instagram
My belly hangs over my pyjama trousers, I wipe my hands on the soft fabric
It's four o'clock in the afternoon and I should be dieting

Have affairs so people talk about you
Always be the last person to leave
Masturbate: self-love is an act of resistance
Eat junk food and fail to connect with your peers