Poems

why must a shark always swim?

Apr 3 •

Monika Radojevic

Things I miss about Brazil

yearning, in list format

Feb 17 •

Monika Radojevic

A KNIFING MADE BY SILENCE

The poem I performed at Downing Street

Oct 17, 2024 •

Monika Radojevic

Sep 8, 2024 •

Monika Radojevic

Mulan’s Grandmother Teaches Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Here at the Lucky Cricket Studio I have to warn you that I dislike criers and people who roll around on the ground whining after a particularly painful…

Jul 30, 2024 •

Monika Radojevic

Observations on the under 17's football match

or: Monika annoys everyone around her

Apr 21, 2024

If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry so -

A poem about having a mouthful of ants

Feb 27, 2024 •

Monika Radojevic

Are we dead yet?

Please don't judge me for what I write when I'm PMS-ing

Jan 30, 2024 •

Monika Radojevic

I am a sweaty peasant

Me and the girls, smelling like sour sweat and Dove and baby wipes, drinking coffee with our sunglasses on.

Nov 30, 2023 •

Monika Radojevic

Picture a woman who looks like she swallowed the sun

She is gently frowning, her face is covered in freckles.

Sep 25, 2023 •

Monika Radojevic

Lady of leisure

In my dreams, Pedro Pascal wears a crocheted cardigan and calls me his baby girl

Aug 16, 2023 •

Monika Radojevic

I was going to write a poem about Eurovision…

...but then I decided to shut the fuck up instead.

May 15, 2023 •

Monika Radojevic

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