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Poetry by Zurab Rtveliashvili
Posted on 3. February, 2010
Georgian Zurab Rtveliashvili says of his poem:
"In August 2008 official Moscow invaded Georgian territory, and occupied important parts of it. This fact of violence is the personal tragedy of every Georgian citizen. One year before this fact, I wrote the poem Mission N (Бич Божий) which was translated in to Russian by the poet M. Amelin. It was published in a well-known Russian journal, and at the same time in many Georgian newspapers.
In this poem I show the scene of foreign airplanes bombing my hometown, which is what really happened one year after the poem was published. Much was written in the Georgian press about this poem after the August war in Georgia."
AKULA
Kogda kultura dremlet, eto kolaps stixa (poezii)
izdaiu golos s gortani kosaias raskolonnoi igloi grifa.
Kogda etot golos meniaiet vse i vse zakoni wokrug,
tembr kak prujinu, medleno sgibaet pokorennoe stixotvorenie,
kak sablia zvenit golos ishcha v gortani grif,
kultura --- okeaaan! na dne ee akula
dremlet, dremlet dremlet...
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Please continue to read poem in Russian and English! (Photo: Cato Lein)
WHAT IS STORIES FOR LIFE?
Stories for Life is an open space in which writers from all over the world can connect and release their stories. Over the next five years of the Shahrazad project, these narratives will be created and disseminated by poets, journalists, novelists, editors, cartoonists, translators and essayists throughout Europe and beyond. They will be introduced to European children and young people in schools and local communities and they too will be invited to respond.
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Poetic Valentine's Day in Stavanger
Posted on 8. February, 2010
On Valentine's Day, Stavanger City of Refuge and Shahrazad - stories for life
offer a heartwarming evening of poetry and music from around the world.
ICORN Guest Writer takes part in planning South African Film Days in Lillehammer
Posted on 5. February, 2010
ICORN Guest Writer and filmmaker Prudence Uriri teaches film and is working on her next project, "After the Storm". This film has received support from Shahrazad's Neighbourhood Challenge, and will be made in cooperation with producers Elisabeth O. Sjaastad and Bob Coen.
Successful ICORN Launch in Snowy London
Posted on 13. January, 2010
A numerous audience of invited guests from London and many corners of Europe defied the rather frosty weather conditions of the UK capital and joined the celebration of ICORN becoming an independent, international organisation at the Free Word Centre on Thursday 7 January.
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- Shahrazad: Stories for Life will bring you new and exciting tales told by writers persecuted and silenced in their own homelands. Many are living as guest writers in a city of refuge.
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Shahrazad: Stories for Life is a collaboration between six different organisations...
- Shahrazad: Stories for Life is a collaboration between six different organisations based in six European Cities of Refuge: Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Norwich, Stockholm and Stavanger. While each city offers different approaches and different strengths, we all work for freedom of expression and for literature.