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| 'Anamnesis' is a perfect title for this poetry collection. Throughout there is a swinging back and forth; back towards that time, forth towards a knowing that springs truth. Denise O'Hagan's poem, 'On getting my first glasses at thirteen', is a vivid ...more | |
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“I come from a long line of kinaesthetic miracle makers: mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers. They found a way to rise above poverty by drawing from their skills to create with their hands exquisite embroidery known as Lefkaritika. I am a creation of these women, and I in turn offer an intricate sequence of threads through poetry-making.”
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“No matter how far we have travelled –physically, emotionally, psychologically – from our heritage, it threads its way into our existence. We carry it in the way we engage with the world. We carry our ancestors wherever we go. I know this is a basic proposition. But it can be easily forgotten when we interact with each other. I’m not only made up of women, I am made up of men – my grandfathers and father – and my book doesn’t shy away from my inheritance from 'Kostaki'. The big question is: how can I change the patterns of my inherited history? I’m working on my contribution to change through my relationships, my philosophy and my writing.”
― An Embroidery of Old Maps and New
― An Embroidery of Old Maps and New
“I come from a long line of kinaesthetic miracle makers: mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers. They found a way to rise above poverty by drawing from their skills to create with their hands exquisite embroidery known as Lefkaritika. I am a creation of these women, and I in turn offer an intricate sequence of threads through poetry-making.”
― The Heart of the Advocate
― The Heart of the Advocate
“No matter how far we have travelled –physically, emotionally, psychologically – from our heritage, it threads its way into our existence. We carry it in the way we engage with the world. We carry our ancestors wherever we go. I know this is a basic proposition. But it can be easily forgotten when we interact with each other. I’m not only made up of women, I am made up of men – my grandfathers and father – and my book doesn’t shy away from my inheritance from 'Kostaki'. The big question is: how can I change the patterns of my inherited history? I’m working on my contribution to change through my relationships, my philosophy and my writing.”
― An Embroidery of Old Maps and New
― An Embroidery of Old Maps and New
“I come from a long line of kinaesthetic miracle makers: mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers. They found a way to rise above poverty by drawing from their skills to create with their hands exquisite embroidery known as Lefkaritika. I am a creation of these women, and I in turn offer an intricate sequence of threads through poetry-making.”
― The Heart of the Advocate
― The Heart of the Advocate