1. 1974: Shahrnush Parsipur by Jim Davies

    In exile she can wear red,
    If she chooses.

    At home all is black.
    Black veils;
    Black lines that strike out her words;
    The abysmal black terror of another cell.

    But still she writes in colour;
    Bright, burning colour that knows no bounds
    Free to fly wherever fancy takes it.



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