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Roger Chao

Roger Chao

Pearls and Irritations

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History’s wound, still open wide

Australia, land of Altjira, of oceans wild and skies untamed, Where stories of the Jukurrpa are told in songlines proclaimed. Australia, land of...

12.10.2024 6

Pearls and Irritations

Roger Chao

The siren’s call

A poem from Roger Chao When twilight cloaks the city’s restless streets, And fear whispers through the cracks in our resolve, A siren’s call,...

21.07.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Roger Chao

Not in my name

In this quiet hour, I summon words, a humble man amidst shadows long, To speak of wounds not my own, to voice a plea so loud and strong. For streets...

26.04.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

Roger Chao

The musician and the soldier: Two revolutionary lives

A frontline medic writes of two individuals she met in Kayah State, whose stories exemplify the diverse ways Myanmar’s youth are contributing to,...

03.12.2023 10

Pearls and Irritations

Roger Chao

Battle cry of the unbowed

Our voices will be thunderous, a storm that will not cease, A tempest of determination, a wind of lasting peace. In this hallowed land downunder,...

03.12.2023 10

Pearls and Irritations

Roger Chao

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