Following our recent call for poetry, we launched a poetry collection with sexual and reproductive health experts, professionals, and activists who are also poets. The panel talked about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression and can serve as a bridge between personal experiences and political activism and advocacy for the advancement of sexual and reproductive justice.

Poets

Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad Poet, medical doctor, and sexologist (Norway)

Khosi Xaba Poet and women’s health specialist (South Africa) Poem: The storytelling jug

Juleini Vivien I. Nicdao Poet and psychologist (Philippines) Poem: After The Gag .

Martha Ryan Poet and MFA Candidate in Creative Writing (USA) Poem: One-hundred and sixty-eighth ovulation .

Amma Cynthia Nalumansi Poet and high school student (Uganda) Poem: Every other night

Andrea Aguilar Ferro Poet and activist (Guatemala) Poem: Rebel Blood

View SRHM’s poetry collection here