Migrant Tales insight: Dana is a talented poet from Iran and a victim of the Finnish Immigration Service. I met her through this blog in 2012. I wrote back in 2015: “After a year and six months, I got an email from Dana, who has written many beautiful and powerful poems for us. I was…
Tag: poetry
Migrant Tales Podcast: Shirlene Green Newball chats with poet Muhaned Durubi about his latest work, Rusty Sketches Book
Muhaned Durubi. is an Iraqi refugee who finds meaning and peace in poetry. His latest book, Rusty Sketches Book, attempts to look at his otherness and being exiled. Correction: The poet’s correct first name is Muhaned, not Muhamed.
Migrant Tales Literary: Words are overrated
By Suva Words resonate distinctly affecting the dichotomous semblance that we face in our assumptions, in our perceptions that we get triggered most often by getting the signal that misleads the essence of what is displayed hereon. Someone said earlier that- in the beginning is the word – possibly can be replaced with- in the…
Anonymous: Humanity ushers
By Anonymous Humanity humanity we speak of issues of humanity can`t stay tight-lipped against brutality spur reactions toward our predicament deliberate on issues of humanity humanity………………….……. humanity you are a fresh breath against worlds insanity enlightens on pervading concerns against humanity draw boundary between humanity and inhumanity you spell genuine surface of humanity quell…
Migrant Tales Literary: Roxana Crisólogo Correa at kymmenen runoilijaa
Migrant Tales readers have had the opportunity to read Roxana Crisólogo Correa’s poetry. The presentation below of “Kymmenen runoilijaa,” in Helsinki was part of a poetry concert with other poets like Anja Erämaja, Marcel Jaentschke, Hashim Matouq, Inger-Mari Aikio-Arianaick, Polina Kopylova, Diana Mistera, Nzar Kwestani and Signmark. The concert included the participation of the musician Sergio Castrillón…
Migrant Tales Poetry: “Good manners”
Migrant Tales will begin to publish poetry, photographs, short stories and short plays reflecting the life of immigrants and minorities in Finland and elsewhere. Please send your contributions to [email protected].
Migrant Tales literary blog?
Would launching a separate “little” literary blog (Migrant Tales “Little”?) be a good idea? It would publish poetry, short stories, short plays, drawings. anecdotes, and pictures of our lives in Finland and elsewhere. Depending on how this lifts off, we could even organize contests.