5 Quotes & Sayings By Somi Ekhasomhi

Somi Ekhasomhi is a poet, playwright, and author of the award-winning autobiography 'Boy Without Legs'. Born in London to African parents, he spent most of his childhood in Uganda, where he was a teacher and a minister. In 2008, Somi's book Boy Without Legs was published by Serpent's Tail. It has been short-listed for the Guardian First Book Award and was one of the "Books of the Year" in The Times Literary Supplement Read more

His second book Woman Without a Head was published in 2010. He is also the author of two collections of poetry: Building Flesh (2002) and The Spine (2011). In 2013 he began writing a play about the life and death of his late wife Caroline Ekhasomhi who died from cancer.

He is currently at work on a new play about childhood sexual abuse.

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It was crazy. One minute my arms were around him in a very platonic friendly hug, the next, I was on fire, and no matter how he much touched me, it was not enough. Somi Ekhasomhi
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Afterwards, as he held me and stroked my hair, my body was singing with pleasure, I couldn’t believe I had waited so long. I thought of how we had wasted a whole year we could have had together and I felt so sad I wanted to cry. Somi Ekhasomhi
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It’s the enemy of your enemy who is your friend Sophie, not the friend of your friend. Somi Ekhasomhi
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I love you, I’ve loved you for years and I’ll love you for years more. It’s not something I can fight, it’s not something I want to fight. Somi Ekhasomhi