Poetry | Two poems by Francine Simon

Read ‘Chandrama’ and ‘Easter’ by Francine Simon below. Collages by Dave Mann.

Francine Simon was born in 1990 in Durban to Indian Catholic parents. She completed her doctorate in English Studies at Stellenbosch University in 2018. Her poems have been published in both South African and international literary journals and magazines. Her debut collection of poetry, Thungachi, lauched in 2017. Her poem, ‘Nanni-ma’, won the DALRO Poetry Prize. SHARK (her chapbook) was released in 2019. She lives in Bolzano, Italy.