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Simon Brooks's avatar

I loved that poem. I will have to look at more of Tsegaye Gebre-Medhins work. - UPDATE - I cannot find any books or websites with his poetry...

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Mythological Africans's avatar

Glad you liked it! English versions of his work are hard to come by. He mostly wrote in Amharic from what I can see. His In Memoriam site (link above) has poems.

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The Hidden Clinic's avatar

Thought this might resonate - this is from Scroll 19 of my project The Hidden Clinic. I wrote it as a prayer—not a statement. Not for applause. Just rhythm for witness. https://thehiddenclinic.substack.com/p/to-the-ones-who-were-set-on-fire

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