Ithaca City of Asylum

Raza Rumi and Tyrone Shaw present Creative Writing on Social Justice Tues November 1, 5:30 pm, Handwerker Gallery, Gannett Center, Ithaca College

Nobel Prize-winning author and former ICORN resident Svetlana Alexievich visited Cornell University in September to present a moving lecture on her work. ICOA board members hosted a breakfast for Ms. Alexievich. ICOA Board Member Barbara Adams and Svetlana Alexievich

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Source: CPJ welcomes new probe into murder of Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga

This railroad has not been used for years. The solid rails rusted, just like your lifetime is eroded by wind and storms. The rails lie peacefully on the road bed, winding to a remote place. There is an abandoned factory on the hill. The collapsed wall and shaft are immersed in the light of sunset. [...]

The red fox’s body is lying in the road. Wind blows its red fur, its fluffy tail, as vivid as if it were still alive. The sky, the wood, and meandering road are quiet as usual. May light is splendid as gold. It only took a second. The fox was killed, bloodied, and the pavement [...]

Far away, always far away. Your hometown—you’ll use your whole life but you can’t reach it. Clouds flow with water; you surrender all longing to the sky. Soil floats in the air above the earth, just like a mother’s love is left behind. There is nothing back home but ash lightly fluttering on the ruins. [...]