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Ximena Escobar de Nogales

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Little Red Riding Hood Goes to the Sea

Do characters in storybooks feel trapped in their plots? Do they want to jump outside? Into another book?

Apr 6

Little Red Riding Hood Goes to the Sea

Apr 6

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The Child Behind the Curtain

As a child, I often hid behind the curtains. I would sit on the floor hug my legs, and rest my head on my knees. I did not want to be…

Apr 19, 2023

The Child Behind the Curtain

Apr 19, 2023

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Their lives

I never thought the pain would be physical

Nov 1, 2021

Their lives

Nov 1, 2021

How many lives have you lost?

Poetry is a space where I can embrace my weirdness

Oct 4, 2023

How many lives have you lost?

Oct 4, 2023

La niña detrás de la cortina

De niña, a menudo me escondía detrás de las cortinas. Me sentaba en el suelo, abrazaba las piernas y apoyaba la cabeza en mis rodillas. No…

Apr 19, 2023

La niña detrás de la cortina

Apr 19, 2023

Ode an meine alternden Hände

Spontaneously translated from the original English by Stefan Herrenschwand, for which I am most grateful.

Apr 9, 2023

Ode an meine alternden Hände

Apr 9, 2023

Homage to an aging pair of hands

Like a flower wilting in plain sight my hands have begun to spoil.

Apr 8, 2023

Homage to an aging pair of hands

Apr 8, 2023

Write a poem with the word ‘Colonoscopy,’ I prompt AI. Watch what happens…it’s pretty creepy

Click on the image below and watch ChatGPT write a poem in 10"

Mar 4, 2023

Write a poem with the word ‘Colonoscopy,’ I prompt AI. Watch what happens…it’s pretty creepy

Mar 4, 2023

Switzerland is not Living up to its Humanitarian Reputation

Alireza, an 18-year old Afghan asylum seeker in Geneva, took his own life on November 30th, 2022. He had just received a decision from the…

Dec 7, 2022

Switzerland is not Living up to its Humanitarian Reputation

Dec 7, 2022

Lo nuestro

En el 2018, mi hermana Constanza, mi esposo y yo fuimos a conocer Mompox. Y nos ocurrió eso que a mí nunca me había sucedido hasta…

Dec 3, 2022

Lo nuestro

Dec 3, 2022

Ximena Escobar de Nogales

Ximena Escobar de Nogales

I write, to try to understand. I volunteer in prison, advice on impact investments and I run the Casa Taller El Boga, an arts residency in Mompox, Colombia

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