Holocaust Race Poems
These Holocaust Race poems are examples of Race poems about Holocaust. These are the best examples of Race Holocaust poems written by international poets.
SkinAs I stand in the shower washing my coily hair, seeing my brown skin, I think of how unheard of this simple task must have...
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race, america, black african american,
Not Quite EnglishWhere are you really from?
An all-too familiar question,
One which I quite detest.
Often looking for simple answer,
This I cannot give, too awkward to tell the truth,
I...
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race, england, holocaust, how i
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Vi - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich FriedWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - VI - Chaim Nachman Bialik, Erich Fried
After My Death
by Chaim Nachman Bialik
translation by Michael R. Burch
Say this...
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holocaust, race, racism, truth,
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak VinerWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems V - Ber Horvitz, Yitzkhak Viner, Franta Bass
Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
These skies
are...
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Categories:
evil, holocaust, race, racism,
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Iv - Primo LeviWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - IV - Primo Levi
Shema
by Primo Levi
translation by Michael R. Burch
You who live secure
in your comfortable houses,
who...
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evil, holocaust, race, racism,
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems - Iii - Miklos RadnotiWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems - III - Miklos Radnoti
Miklos Radnoti was one of the greatest of the Jewish Holocaust poets. He died...
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holocaust, murder, race, racism,
World War Ii Poems and Holocaust Poems Ii - Bertolt BrechtWorld War II Poems and Holocaust Poems II - Bertolt Brecht
The Burning of the Books
by Bertolt Brecht
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
When the Regime
commanded the...
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books, holocaust, race, racism,
StandStand up and stand out
Speak up or show out
Witness turned Accomplice
With Silence
Seeking Peace
But met with violence
Will it end will stop
It’s been...
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race, america, black african american,
Primo Levi Holocaust Poem: BunaBuna
by Primo Levi
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Mangled feet, cursed earth,
the long interminable line in the gray morning
as Buna smokes corpses through industrious chimneys...
Another gray...
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race, death, holocaust, horror, murder,
Primo Levi Holocaust Poem: ShemaShema ("Listen")
by Primo Levi
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
You who live secure
in your comfortable homes,
who return each evening to find
warm food and a hearty welcome...
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race, holocaust, house, jewish, men,
Holocaust Poem: 93 Daughters of IsraelNinety-Three Daughters of Israel
a Holocaust poem by Chaya Feldman
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
We washed our bodies
and cleansed ourselves;
we purified our souls
and became clean.
Death does...
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race, daughter, death, god, holocaust,
Paul Celan Holocaust Poem: Death FugueTodesfugue ("Death Fugue")
by Paul Celan
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Black milk of daybreak, we drink you come dusk;
we drink you come midday, come morning, come...
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race, death, drink, grave, holocaust,
Paul Celan Holocaust Poem: O, Little Root of a DreamO, Little Root of a Dream
by Paul Celan
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
O, little root of a dream
you enmire me here;
I’m undermined by blood?
made invisible,
death's...
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dream, holocaust, race, racism,
Ber Horvitz Translations of Holocaust PoemsTranslations of Holocaust poems by Ber Horvitz aka Ber Horowitz
Der Himmel
"The Heavens"
by Ber Horvitz
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
These skies
are leaden, heavy, gray ...
I...
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holocaust, horror, race, racism,
Ko Un Translation of the Holocaust Poem SpeechlessSpeechless at Auschwitz
by Ko Un
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
At Auschwitz
piles of glasses
mountains of shoes ...
returning, we stared out different windows.
Ko Un speaks for all...
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holocaust, horror, race, racism,