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A Plea for a Self-Confident Africa
Habib Koité: Africa n his song Africa, Malian singer-songwriter Habib Koité encourages his compatriots to rather trust in their own cultural and material resources instead of depending on Western aid. Africa The sons of Africa wanted… Read more
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The Revenge of Nature
On the Song Glædur (The Embers) by the Icelandic Band Mammút The embersMy salty sparks,a burning scourge to your brow,your vicious blood,sting into your face.Let your breath flow back into me,Lord, give me the power to avenge,let my… Read more
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The Dictator
A Poem Based on Ossip Mandelstam’s Stalin Epigram In 1933, Osip Mandelstam wrote a poem against Stalin, which he ultimately had to pay for with his life. In an adapted form, the poem can also… Read more
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