1. 1988: Faraj Bayrakdar by Ruth Clarke

    A writer without words
    Trapped, breathless
    But this is no metaphor
    Back arched to breaking point
    15 years
    The time between life and death

    In a dark nightmare
    The dream of freedom
    The freedom of dreams
    The memory of others
    In ink from onion leaves
    Poetry is his defence
    Unbreakable





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