Amidst all the terror shocking the world at this time, the various wars in the Balkan, Afghanistan, Palestine, China and Iraq, and the many fingers pointing to Bush and others, Mehmet, a young kurdish Assailant from Turkey, tried to see the leaders of our nations as human beings.
As he was a poet and writer back in his home country, he was wondering what their favorite poems were!
Believing in this and dreaming of a book that gathers all of the world leaders favorite poems together, he started the hard work to write to every single one asking them for a contribution.
The book has been five years in the making. Mehmet does not speak English, and so used translation websites on the internet to compile letters to the various prime-ministers and presidents. Amazingly, some did reply, and the book is able to boast contributions from the likes of Tony Blair, Ariel Sharon, Abdul Kalam, Gerry Adams and Rhodri Morgan.
Now the book "World Leader’s Favourite Poems" will be puplished in England through Parthian books in April.
It is an amazing example of the Power of Dreaming,and not giving up.
It is a call for youths to contact their own country’s leaders and ask for their favourite poems, creating an international drive for peace through this step closer to our leaders. This publication of this anthology could become just the beginning of a worldwide project.
Here some links to articles that were puplished in ENgland about the book:
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/55348-poetry-meets-politics-at-parthian.html
http://books.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2265483,00.html#article_continue
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/poetry/article3646318.ece
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