BACKAYARD

  • Mutabaruka


    We are either kings or pawns of men.” said Napoleon Bonaparte. Is that statement less true because it was quoted from a short, fascist dictator who wanted nothing more than to wage war and rule Europe? Or perhaps these are words to live by - without the fascism? Poet, is one vocation Mutabaruka is known by, and depending on which hemisphere you live on, he might be seen as a radical or activist. But when we sat with brother Muta, he was a realist - and gave us insight into the mind of a King.

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