#9 WRITING PROJECT Refugees - Part 1.
It is a daily issue that people swarm from one place to
another all over the world. Although there are vague reasons to choose how to name
a human being, calling them “migrant” or “refugee” will depend on the place
they arrive and remain. Benjamin Zephaniah does not doubt in calling his poem “We
refugees”, he is blunty aware of what he wants to transmit. While he describes
multiple situations why people are pushed out from their homelands, he also emphasizes
that everyone can be a refugee. Wars, racism, hazardous weather, religious,
political and ideological motives, sexual harassment, mainly any human right
violation, are some of the causes hundreds of people throng to knock on the door of
wealthy and safer countries. Nowadays, society´s
lack of empathy makes refugees feel even
worst than the problem that originated their expulsion. Wisely, the poet states
that no one is safe anywhere and inevitably reality can change in the blink of
an eye.
Joseph Heaven, a you tuber, wrote about his father´s film on young Benjamin Zephaniah: "Benjamin Zephaniah's first TV appearance just as his performance career started to gather force and his stage shows were becoming very popular my late father Simon Heaven asked hi if he'd like to be in a documentary. Family folklore says it was actually even broadcast on Channel 4's opening week though we need confirmation of that though if anyone can help???
I did speak to Benjamin about releasing this onto the internet for al to see, and although he was hesitant as he was maybe a little nervous about how some of his more passionate youthful (he no longer smokes ganja, drinks or eats meat) and radical performances may be seen today, he agreed (I think simply to honour my father who was I think a good friend and they spoke regularly).
Anyway, heres to you Benjamin, and heres to you Dad, and everyone who helped. The mixing was also by Mad Professor too!
Please spread it before some jobsworth stops us being able to see it!"
In Brian Bilston´s “Refugees”, a challenging way of stating the poem can be well appreciated. He dares show a harsh perspective of society. As a starting point, the author sounds contemptuous, since he describes people as scroungers, terrorists, cut-throats...He even emphasizes the idea of forcing them to leave the land and go back to where they have come from. Fascist imagery can be perceived in most of the verses, they perfectly fit current life. In a xenophobic way, people may recall a famous president claiming: “Build a wall to keep them out”.
In a second view, the author introduces a wise twist which invites the readers to focus on a different direction, an opposite meaning. To be able to understand the world in another way, phrases are set as encouraging reasons to be empathetic. Simple words like “share”, “build”, “welcome” as well as “help”, resignify the message of the poem, fostering values mankind should put into practice.
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