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Dr Emilie Taylor-Pirie
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Historian of Medicine & Culture | Medical Humanities | Gut Health | Author of “Empire Under the Microscope" (2022) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-84717-3 | lover of books, dogs, slow news, and the oxford comma. | vibe: 📚🔬🦟🐕👶🏻👶🏻🌱
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Poem called "Twin Mum" by Emilie Taylor-Pirie Twin Mum There were a lot of things we couldn’t do, because there was one of me, and two of you. No contact walks or contact naps, Or coffee meet-ups on my lap, No impromptu swims or ‘baby spa’, Or sitting beside you in the car. At baby classes we were always three: Two of you and one of me. So we sang songs for singletons on repeat, While I clapped your hands And tapped your feet. Before you could sit or crawl or walk, Before you could sing or sign or talk, You had to take turns. It’s hard to wait, it’s hard to share, I pat your back, I stroke your hair. We’d cry together as a three, Two of you and one of me. Before you could roll or clap or stand I saw you clasp each others’ hands. I heard you give that boundless laugh to your double in the bath. It’s bedtime and you’ve had three books, But you fix me with two little looks. I know you want to hear me sing, A song for her and one for him. About a plucky little light, And a lucky fishing night. So I pull you close on one knee each, I rock the chair and kiss your cheeks. We move together as a three, And I remember that you once were me. You shared my milk, you shared my womb. I sing the stars, I sing the moon. I’m pouring from an empty cup, But I breathe you in, I drink you up. Two sets of snores, four hands, unfurled, I wouldn’t change it for the world. The hardest thing I’ve ever done, Is loving two, but being one.
August 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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April 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Enjoying a productive few days at #BSLS2025. currently enjoying Sydney Padua’s incredible illustrations & animations of c19th census data & naturalist texts! #litsci
April 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Proud to be part of this important companion to Science Fiction & the Medical Humanities, with chapters on pregnancy, sleep, disability, bioethics, trauma, scicomm & more… #medhums #litsci #histmed
March 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM