Diaspora

On the shores of Lake Turkana, my grandfather and I sit by the barbecue and bathe in the twilight of a violet sunset. While piling firewood, he starts reminiscing over dark times. He pulls me into a past in which African countries were considered periphery, patients of the world economy

The edible map of migrations.

Auszüge aus “Die Macht der Mehrsprachigkeit”, das am Montag bei Duden Verlag erschienen ist.

Editorial of the extrablatt of our upcoming issue, produced together with the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) a fellowship for at-risk cultural workers, the DAAD and Re:Writing the Future Festival.

The following poems navigate between the Here and There. They explore the fluidity of languages, times and spaces and each show a distinct vision of how their worlds may unfold.

Journalist Zamira Abbasova was born in Armenia and grew up in Azerbaijan. In this fictional story she envisions her return “home.”