Poetry of Protest -4
Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance. —Mahmoud Darwish Literature is about recording what is forgotten, but also about living and recreating the life that surrounds us. Continuing from the series of the Poetry of Protest - 1 , Poetry of Protest - 2 , and Poetry of Protest - 3 , we will read a compilation of the resistance poems. Why? We are living in a consumerism and post-truth era without a memory, which accepts, without much resistance, ideological interpretations of the history, as dictated by the regime and enforced by its media. The solidarity of the protest can only be built by a form of literature that is emotionally compelling, contributes to the combating of loneliness, and makes the reader less terrified of themselves and the political powers which surround them. Here is the curated list of poems with spirit of the protest: First they came ..--- Martin Niemöller Unadikum ( I Call on You ) --- Tawfiq Zayyad The Will of Life --- Ab...