A moving and chilling reflection, last night at Pembroke College, Oxford University – ‘Seeds of War’ hosted by Peter J. King. An inspiring evening with performances by Adnan al-Sayegh, Jenny Lewis, Peter J. King, Jenyth Worsley, Matthias Dilling, with piano setting by composer Janet Davey.
If we have been at war for thousands of years,
still,
barehanded,
catching bullets
now,
in these meat-eating days,
it is the pain which, finally,
makes us free, not words.
The silent joy of those who know
how very few
will make it through
a death sentence.

Photograph: Janet Davey and Peter J. King
Thank you for inviting me!