#16: A song of freedom that the caged bird sings
In this episode, I read the poem - Caged Bird by Maya Angelou. The events of this past week are matched only in the outrage following it. In the middle of the Covid19 pandemic, we find ourselves foraging for bright stories. We are already on the edge of our seats. So an event like George Floyd's murder at the hands of a white policeman brings out not just our sympathy and frustration but a sort of rage that was waiting to boil over. Trevor Noah spoke about it in a video and I could barely contain my tears. I had to question, if the violence and the looting following the murder is indeed an outsized response to the murder? As always, I found refuge if not answers in art. In Maya Angelou's poetry and words. That speak simply but powerfully of the difference in the songs of a free bird and a caged bird. And how far you can hear the song that yearns for freedom. Listen in! I read from the Poetry Translation Centre website here - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48989/caged-bird The host, Ravneet Bawa as - @one_third_above on Instagram @maikeya on Twitter Email: ravneet_bawa@icloud.com Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or copies of books I possess. The commentary is all my own.