Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

I Chose You

A Poem for My Husband

Jul 5 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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On the Train to Elmstead Woods

In London

Jul 4 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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On the train to Liverpool Street when you pass Bethnal Green and catch a glimpse of that pub where you met

Listen —

Jul 2 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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June 2026

Grieve in a Tea Towel

My grandmother grieved like a woman who had already lost too much.

Jun 29 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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The Tides

We have been here before, you and I,

Jun 3 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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May 2026

Not a Single Line

I am so tired of watching

May 27 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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Thank You for Being Here

I’m not writing to go viral.

May 25 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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For the Other Working Class Kids Out There

Invisible Labour

May 24 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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Writing as Survival

"You are quite active on LinkedIn," a senior staff member said to me once.

May 18 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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Second hand Records and Ice Cream

I have known Han for eleven years.

May 14 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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April 2026

you / structure

you walk in carrying a second grid

Apr 22 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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March 2026

The Museum and the Street

On the Picasso Cult in Malaga

Mar 13 • Rebecca Calles Rijsdijk

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