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Sankofa by Ethel-Ruth Tame
from Body Politić
SANKOFA.
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ETHEL-RUTH TAWE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTIST, SOAS (2018).
I have an ancient future, a brand new yesterday mediated by my present. A gift of redirection; a river meandering through channels of history.
Dispersed seeds fall on dry land And sprout through the cracks, tilling better ground for the rest of the field; a Diaspora, a Renaissance.
They hear a whisper And are reminded to turn their heads onto their own backs. In time their wings will spread and fly again. But only when the egg is lifted, uncracked and placed in the cradle once more.
16 February 2016 © Ethel Tawe
Image: El Malecón, La Habana, Cuba (2017) by Ethel Tawe.
