Monday, November 30, 2009

Poverty, A Poem by Fred Taban

. . . you don't have a heart but you are cruel. . . . 
~ Fred Taban

Fred Taban, a theology professor at Episcopal Church Sudan Seminary, in south Sudan, and a refugee for most of his life, narrates his poem "Poverty".

His words require no further elaboration.


Poverty, poem by Fred Taban from Stephen Alvarez on Vimeo.
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4 comments:

  1. LauraNovember 30, 2009 at 12:27 PM

    Something in his eyes just held me. And i did not miss that amazing background noise.

    Gorgeous, devastating.

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  2. L.L. BarkatNovember 30, 2009 at 8:09 PM

    For some reason I can't hear it. Sigh. I can only imagine.

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  3. MaureenNovember 30, 2009 at 10:23 PM

    I wonder what's wrong. I just checked on another computer and the audio works fine. You might click on Alvarez's name to go to his site; then click on videos there.

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  4. College Research PapersDecember 1, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    Many institutions limit access to their online information. Making this information available will be an asset to all.

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