| Haunting Hindukush (Satis Shroff) |
| Poem by Satis posted on 2009-12-29 Comments(0) |
HAUNTING HINDUKUSH (Satis Shroff, Freiburg-Kappel)
The King Who Was Expelled (Satis Shroff)
King Amanullah returned
Ecstatic,
From a tour to Europe
And the Near East.
He ordered the modernization
Of Afghanistan,
Along the lines
Of Kemal in Turkey.
His majesty said:
'I want monogamy,
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| MOON OVER THE ARABIAN SEA |
| Poem by Satis posted on 2009-12-17 Comments(0) |
MOON OVER THE ARABIAN SEA (Satis Shroff, Freiburg-Kappel)
Surrounded by the greyish clouds,
I see a full moon
Glowing in the Prussian blue sky.
I walk to the Gateway of India,
Look beyond,
Where the breakers
Thrash against Mumbai’s shore.
Waves from the Arabian Sea,
That have brought p
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| ROTER HERBST, SCARLET AUTUMN (Satis Shroff) |
| Poem by satis posted on 2009-11-30 Comments(0) |
ROTER HERBST,SCARLET AUTUMN (Satis Shroff, Freiburg-Kappel)
Graphic elements break through
In her works of art,
Structured images that show
Tranquil and dynamic elements,
Limits and chances,
In her art.
A rhapsody of yellow, orange
Schalet hues suggest peace,
Yet her painting Feuertanz
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| Creative Wrting Critique: Swiss Book Prize 2009 (Satis Shroff) |
| Article by Satis posted on 2009-11-21 Comments(0) |
Creative Writing Critique Swiss Book Prize 2009(Satis Shroff, Freiburg)
MEHR MEER
A translator and essayist
Born in 1946 in Slovakia,
Grew up in Switzerland,
Living in Zürich,
Won the Swiss Buch.09 award
And 50,000 Swiss Franks.
The jury was delighted
With her ‘Mehr Meer,’
Written
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| Deutsche Lieder aus dem Dreisamtal |
| Experience by satis posted on 2009-11-16 Comments(0) |
Broadway Songs und Deutsche Lieder aus dem Dreisamtal (Satis Shroff)
Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass ich alte Deutsche Lieder und Broadway-Songs mit den einheimischen Deutschen des Männergesangsverein (Männerchor) in Freiburg-Kappel singen würde.
In den vergangenen Jahren wurde ich öfters von Al
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| Zeitgeistlyrik: Literature Nobel Prize Herta Müller 2009 |
| Poem by Satis posted on 2009-10-30 Comments(0) |
Zeitgeistlyrik: Literature Nobel Prize Herta Müller 2009:
UPROOTED & BANISHED (Satis Shroff)
A Banat Swabian poetess
Was born in 1953
In a hamlet called Nitzkydorf,
Which lies in Romania.
She came to Berlin in 1987.
Wrote verses to mete out justice
To the fate of German Romanians,
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| Walking Along the Southern Vosges in France (Satis Shroff) |
| Article by satis posted on 2009-08-26 Comments(0) |
A WALK ALONG THE SOUTHERN VOSGES IN FRANCE (Satis Shroff)
Frankenthal-Missleheim is an excellent nature reserve in the South Vosges of France. You can go along the Col de la Schlucht, which is a gorge, via Trois-Fours, past Martinswald to Frankenthal and Holneck, where you can see the formation
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| Ein Zeitgeist Dichter aus dem Himalaya |
| Article by Satis posted on 2009-05-29 Comments(0) |
Tell me something about yourself.
I teach Creative Writing at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg. I’m a lecturer, poet and writer and have published three books: Im Schatten des Himalaya (book of poems in German), Through Nepalese Eyes (travelogue), Katmandu, Katmandu (poetry and prose anth
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| Fuldaer Student geboren auf 3000 Meter Höhe |
| Article by Rajendra posted on 2009-02-27 Comments(0) |
FULDA, Einer der bekanntesten Trekking-Wege zu den höchsten Bergen dieser Erde im Himalaja ist der Annapurna Treck in Nepal – und dessen Route führt in einer Höhe von 3000 Metern direkt am Geburtshaus von Rajendra Bhandri vorbei.
Rajendra, der in der Hochschule in Fulda seit 2007 interkulturelle
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| Commentary Holocaust and KZ Syndrome, even Today |
| Article by satis posted on 2009-02-18 Comments(0) |
(Ceux de Gurs, Sketch on a newspaper by Max Lingner, Historical Museum, Luzern)
Commentary:
Holocaust and KZ Syndrome, Lest We Forget (Satis Shroff)
The German pope has indeed damaged the pontificate and the church, even though it was Cardinal Hoyos who’d ignored what sort of people th
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