From the Hold

I don’t merit praise, who am I to suggest
inventing the west moon for the Lankan

imagination, or that one day a Tamil child
will rise from fires to claim the rights

of his tribe? Boat people, Tamils,
flee Serendip. Governing criminals

are stopping the motors, forcing
families to remain in their island prison.

Who shouts in the Hague,
on Downing Street, outside

the White House? More Tamils,
defenders of human rights, liberals,

Don Quijotes, while the murderer,
and jail keep, licks his mutton chops.

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Located at the Centre for Policy Alternatives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Groundviews is a citizen journalism website that uses a range of genres and media to highlight critical perspectives on governance, reconciliation, human rights, the arts and literature, democracy and other issues. The site has won two international awards, including the prestigious Manthan Award South Asia in 2009. The grand jury's evaluation of the site noted, "What no media dares to report, Groundviews publicly exposes. It's a new age media for a new Sri Lanka... Free media at it's very best!"

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