A collection of poems by spoken word artist Aditi Banerjee in response to the genocide taking place in Palestine and accompanied by images which reflect the worldwide protests against Israel's atrocities.
i want you to see what this destruction actually does what the numbers mean if the numbers were us [ from memories]
Published in Association with the Cornelius Cardew Concerts Trust
Thread sewn, OTA binding, with flaps Cover: Calisto Pearl 170g Text: Edixion 100gsm white offset
Recenzijas
A poignant reminder that we are part of a generation of changemakers who, through our words and actions, will demonstrate that we will not accept the world as it is. Desree Gumbs-Carty, writer and producer
Preface
Desree Gumbs-Carty
Poems
Memories
Eye of the Storm
Down the Barrel of the Beast
Used To
4,000 and Rising
Golden Hour
Praying for Peace While Paying for War
Its Raining Fire Here
The Ripples of Skimming Stones
The Colours Which Mark Resistance
The disPlaced Come Home
About Aditi Banerjee
About the Cornelius Cardew Concerts Trust
Organisations Supporting Palestine
Aditi Banerjee (b.2007) is a spoken word artist. This is her first collection of poetry.
She has spoken and performed live poetry at many major companies and international events, discussing the interconnected crises of mental health, climate disaster and racial justice. She has performed at Londons Barbican Centre and contributed to the Global Poetry Project, a gift to the United Nations. Aditi is a top 100 winner of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021, chosen from more than 14,000 entries in over 100 countries.
From protests to universities, Aditi has performed poetry which sheds light on the brutalities of the occupation, displacement and genocide of the Palestinian people and has attracted audiences of over 400 people. Her spoken word performances include many YouTube and Instagram livestreams, such as Youth for Yemen and Poetry in the Pandemic and she has contributed over 200 poems to the webs largest poetry site: AllPoetry.
