In memory of Rosa Luxemburg, assassinated by proto-nazis in Berlin, on 15 January 1919. She's here, standing still on this bridge, over the canal I know so well: I am surprised she accepted the invite. Her creator's description of her is so true: the curves of a goddess, the raven hair, the icy grey pupils, … Continue reading #FiveSentenceFiction: Hunger
Rosa Luxemburg
Brandenburg and her capital: #longing
I dream of the city, as it was, long before Frederick, not the capital of a respected and feared kingdom, with a formidable army, but the main settlement of a peaceful people, in the midst of lakes and thick forests, surrounded by wilderness. Then came the long war, the uninterrupted banditry, the destructions, the killing … Continue reading Brandenburg and her capital: #longing
#WritersWednesday: July 25
A hero for our time: Rosa Luxemburg She was a beautiful and intelligent woman, who ended her life in the violent and extreme world born from the chaos and massacres of the first world war. A revolutionary, she was also a sharp and lucid critique of the rising bolshevik dictatorship in Russia. Born in 1871 … Continue reading #WritersWednesday: July 25
