Poetry opposes barbarism, and so barbarism rears its head when opposed.
Poetry will not cease. But are there any campaigns to help this person?
Poetry must be available to activism.
KS
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*Kasper Salonen* (M.A./FM)
Freelance Translation/Journalism
Poet/Producer, Helsinki Poetry Connection
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On 4 February 2016 at 18:41, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yes, 'our’ allies.
>
> And we’ll have to keep telling them to stop…; in whatever ways we’re
> allowed...
>
> Doug
> > On Feb 4, 2016, at 3:57 AM, Patrick McManus <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > In Saudi Arabia, a court has overturned the death sentence against
> Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh, instead sentencing him to eight years in
> prison. Fayadh will also be subjected to 800 lashes, to be carried out over
> 16 occasions, and forced to renounce his poetry publicly. Fayadh had
> previously been convicted of apostasy and sentenced to beheading, sparking
> an international outcry among fellow artists.
> >
> > strewth !! P
>
> Douglas Barbour
> [log in to unmask]
> https://eclecticruckus.wordpress.com/
>
> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations
> 2 (UofAPress).
> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
>
> Done in by creation itself.
>
> I mean the gods. Not us. Well us too.
> The gods moved into books. Who wrote the books?
> We wrote the books. In whose dream, then are we dreaming?
>
> Robert Kroetsch.
>
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