In a new poem, the novelist and poet Ben Okri writes about what hope can grow out of the destruction in Ukraine
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/02/ben-okri-ukraine-poem-to-katya-aged-seven-in-a-bomb-shelter-in-kyiv
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Tried to reblog this but had some problems, so have copied it and credited you with finding it. Thank you! This is so moving.
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Thank you.
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My privilge – clinging to hope.
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Poignant. xx
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Poetry says the hard things best. Xx
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I am so overwhelmed by what is happening in the Ukraine that I have been putting aside blog posts on the subject until now, at this Easter time when we are looking forward rather than backwards. Thank you for bringing this novelist to my attention. Judith
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I feel the same. I fervently hope that Ukrainians will soon be able to look forward with hope too.
Nice to meet you Judith!
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