Im Rahmen des Gedichtwettbewerbs “A Sense of Place” von EU-CONEXUS haben wir Studierende und Mitarbeitende eingeladen, auf ihre eigene Art und Weise auszudrücken, was “A Sense of Place”* für sie bedeutet.
Es wurden 84 wunderschöne Gedichte eingereicht, in denen die Autor*innen ihre emotionale Verbindung oder Bindung zu einer bestimmten Gegend oder einem bestimmten Ort schilderten, und was sie so besonders und einzigartig machte.
*"Sense of Place“ bezieht sich auf die emotionale Bindung und Bedeutung, die Menschen mit einem bestimmten Ort verbinden und die durch persönliche Erfahrungen und kulturelle Bedeutung geprägt ist.
My favorite place, Simon Schmidt, Universität Rostock
(…)
Not the cosmos nor outer space,
our own Earth, is my favorite place.
Bright and Warm, green and blue.
A rainbow casts a beautiful hue.
Earths beauty is second to none.
A moon that perfectly covers the sun.
Canyons, carved by water in lime.
Mountains standing the test of time.
The sight of stars, the sound of thunder,
this planet is truly full of wonder.
All grains of sand that storms have blow,
every tree and every stone,
every seed was ever sewn,
it's more fragile, than we've ever known.
Earth in its magnificent beauty,
has tasked us, with the most important duty.
To protect, preserve and understand,
its animals and plants, mountains and sand.
This is an ode to outer space,
an ode to my favorite place,
an ode to the human race,
and an ode to all we're yet to face.
A place to belong, Hamza Masri, Universität Rostock
(…)
I learned the art of beginning again,
Of sowing roots in reluctant ground,
A garden of hope growing quietly,
Though storms of doubt would still
Surround
The food on my plate tasted different at
first,
Yet the spices began to harmonize.
My story intertwined with others,
Weaving a fabric no thread denies.
Now, I walk with the steps of two lives,
One behind and one ahead.
The past whispers softly, the future hums,
And I find my place between the
frequencies of their sounds.
Belonging is not a moment but a journey,
A dance of loss, a song of gain.
In the fusion of then and now, I flourish,
For even in struggle, beauty remains.
Die Gedichte aller Partner der Allianz sind auf der Webseite von EU-CONEXUS zu finden:
https://www.eu-conexus.eu/en/poetry-contest-on-the-sense-of-place/
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