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Namitha Rathinappillai, "Empotty"
My piece, "Empotty" is about how the prioritization of public washrooms is as much about empathy for others as much as it is about the washroom itself. This poem explores how community members can seek refuge in washrooms, and feel as though it is a space of their own when they are outside. It stresses the fact that to urinate/defecate with privacy and respect is a human right, and that public washrooms can have many more uses that we may not realize. "Empotty" speaks to the notion that doing things for the benefit of the community serves us all.
Namitha Rathinappillai, "Empotty"
My piece, "Empotty" is about how the prioritization of public washrooms is as much about empathy for others as much as it is about the washroom itself. This poem explores how community members can seek refuge in washrooms, and feel as though it is a space of their own when they are outside. It stresses the fact that to urinate/defecate with privacy and respect is a human right, and that public washrooms can have many more uses that we may not realize. "Empotty" speaks to the notion that doing things for the benefit of the community serves us all.