Writings
The Rights of the Fourth World
Speech given at the Symposium organised in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (…) Read more
Poverty and Misery
“Poverty, material deprivation, oppression inflicted by those who have power are hard to bear. What is truly insufferable however is (…) Read more
The Children of The Market Place
“Why don’t people like us?
Catherine looks at them.
These African children
keep asking her the same question
as French children in housing projects
at (…) Read more
When Children Smile
“Go ahead, smile!”
my mother would whisper to me,
whenever she was anxious herself,
having to face intimidating or worrisome people.
In moments of (…) Read more
I’ve Been Waiting Too Long
I found Matthew there alone
sitting on a pile of planks and cardboard,
amid the debris that had once been his hideout.
He (…) Read more
A Young Mother
Extract from “Tomorrow Will Be Different” ( Paroles pour demain)
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A Young Mother
The Can of Peas
An extract from “Tomorrow will be different” (Paroles pour demain)
The Can of Peas
It had been brewing for months.
The situation was (…) Read more
They Treat Parents Like Children
An extract from “Tomorrow Will Be Different” (Paroles pour demain)
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They Treat Parents Like Children
Lord, I’m Afraid of You
Lord, I’m Afraid of You
Lord, I’m afraid to commit myself to you,
to put my fate in your hands,
because I’m frightened (…) Read more