Sudanese saying: 'Solidarity alleviates pain' - 'if we die all together, death is a feast' encapsulates facing challenges collectively for strength and unity.
Pierre Joris's work in the poem 'Sudanese Saying' delves into the Great Emptying of Calais refugee camps, emphasizing political idealism and urbanity.
The Calais Jungle, built on a landfill site, housed refugees and immigrants before being demolished in 2016, illustrating a poignant era of struggle and displacement.
Joris's clever reference to Rodin's sculpture 'The Burghers of Calais' as 'non-bourgeois of Calais' adds depth to the exploration of social status within the refugee narrative.
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