Sunday, February 9, 2014

Thought for the Day

. . . the poetry of truth will always antagonize
injustice and unfairness. . . .
~ Abdulla Pashew, Kurdish Poet
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Quoted from Ziad Rashad's "The Poetry of Truth: An Interview with Abdulla Pashew" in Kurdish Literature, Words Without Borders, January 2014

Abdulla Pashew Profile at Poetry Translation Centre (You'll find a number of Pashew's translated poems at the link.)