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    brave little sternums
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    brave little sternums
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    brave little sternums

    By Matt Broomfield

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    Written during the three years Matt Broomfield spent living and working in the autonomous, Kurdish-led region of Syria known as Rojava, these poems paint a unique picture of the revolution there, from the inside out.


    From Broomfield's own place in the revolution as an 'internationalist' volunteer, to the future of the region in

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFly on the wall poetry
    Release dateJul 11, 2022
    ISBN9781913211950
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      brave little sternums - Matt Broomfield

      brave little sternums: poems from Rojava

      Matt Broomfield

      First published 8th July 2022 by Fly on the Wall Press

      Published in the UK by

      Fly on the Wall Press

      56 High Lea Rd

      New Mills

      Derbyshire

      SK22 3DP

      www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk

      ISBN: 978-1-913211-81-3

      EBOOK: 978-1-913211-95-0

      Copyright Matt Broomfield © 2022

      The right of Matt Broomfield to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

      Typesetting by Isabelle Kenyon. Cover illustration by Lisa Lorenz. All photography credited with thanks to the Rojava Information Centre.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without prior written permissions of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable for criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      A CIP Catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      For Mehmet Aksoy (Firaz Dag), and all those writers, journalists and artists who have given their lives in the pursuit of truth in Kurdistan.

      Praise for brave little sternums

      In these poems there is a human cry that is deeper than war or friendship alone. Broomfield has a precise pen, delicate emotions, and a deep love of people. He refuses to accept war, the occupation of nature, looting or destruction. As one enters into these poems, one sees a search for what is precious, the growth of nations, a desire for happiness, peace, equality and a world for everyone. These poems were written during Broomfield’s time in our country, where he decorated each moment with golden words. Each poem expresses a different moment in the revolution, each word returns to comradeship, and this book will be a gift to history. Broomfield’s pen is precious. His feelings even more so.

      - Nergiz Ismail, poet from Rojava

      Like the Rojavan revolution he describes, Broomfield’s poems are alive and writhing, unsparing in self-analysis and honest about the complex realities of translating theory into governance. It’s clear that these poems were written on the ground, in community and conversation, and their reflection of that experience has given this reader a richer, more human understanding than any academic theorizing or factual reportage. ‘brave little sternums’ is not just literature about Rojava, it’s an essential contribution to the literature of Rojava, equally conversant with contemporary English and Kurmanji-language poetry.

      - David Shook, poet and Kurdish translator

      Hard words about a terrible injustice: the continued oppression of the people of Rojava.

      - Attila the Stockbroker, poet

      A series of lenses into a bruised world—where the land itself is sometimes fertilized with the teeth of the dead. The voice here is raw and unvarnished, with a shot of adrenaline burning on the tongue. You’ll find that beneath the cynic’s hard gaze is a deep and abiding love, one that arrives from the interior of history, one that speaks passionately about fundamental issues of justice and human dignity in verses so restless and disturbed the page can barely contain them.     

      - Brian Turner, author of Here, Bullet

      Author’s note:

      Readers who are not familiar with recent developments in Syria, Kurdistan and the Middle East may find useful the following brief summary of events in the region. Additionally, a glossary explaining terms, locations and references that may be unfamiliar follows the collection, along with a number of textual notes.

      I believe, with Brecht, that introducing the reader to some specifics of a story (or poem) ahead of time will not limit their understanding to a particular interpretation; on the contrary, it will enable them to see and understand the material conditions which gave rise to a particular story, and thus to understand both these particularities, and how the content might be relevant to their own place and time.

      As Brecht says: Only the lessons of reality can teach us to transform reality.

      This is a partisan history. In other words, it is a story.

      In brief: the Kurds, numbering up to forty million, are among the most numerous peoples in the world not to have a nation-state of their own. As a

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