Dark Deed: Four Poems by Tasos Leivaditis

The following four prose-poems are excerpted from Tasos Leivaditis’ work “Dark Deed”, originally published in Greek in 1974. They reflect the dark years of the military dictatorship in Greece which seized power in a swift coup in April 1967. For the next seven years, until democracy was restored in July 1974, the country experienced strict authoritarian rule, the suppression of political freedoms, and the imprisonment (and often torture) of opponents. Nevertheless, the news we were waiting for arrived, and it could have, perhaps, changed our lives if it weren’t in an unfamiliar language, one that was understood by some who

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Two Poems by Rob Jones

Questions for the Divine Tailor What to wear, oh, what to wear Ill-fitting garments left my soul bare? Can I find, oh, can I find, Attire for me that God designed? There, I see, oh, there, I see Young and old who are dressed properly As I gaze at myself in despair. How can they, oh, how can they So effortlessly find their own way? Yes, it seems, oh, yes, it seems They’re dressed in destiny, draped in dreams. Why must I, oh, why must I Wear hand-me-downs from my Shadowed side? Slowly, I am beginning to fray. I’ve outgrown,

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