Suriname

Poisoned Now This Land – Suriname
Poisoned now this land your rivers and your shores with blood and metal lies your people raised in peace now fighting one another poisoned now your mi [ ... ]

Your Streams – Poem About the Amazonian Forest and Rivers of Suriname
As a child I knew your magic your forest and your streams I grew up with all your gifts your people and your dreams I blossomed opened up while learni [ ... ]

Suriname After the Civil War – The New Order
In February 1996, it was the first time I went back to Suriname after the December Murders of 1982. I went for a three weeks’ holiday after having b [ ... ]

From Macouria to Paramaribo – The Road Trip
In October 2011, I flew from France to French Guiana. My idea was to journey over land to Paramaribo, Suriname. The reason for my planned visit had to [ ... ]

A Diasporic Stranger in Suriname
As a diasporic Surinamese, it’s not that you’re not welcome in Suriname. You are, but only when you comply with “certain expectations” and sub [ ... ]

Visiting Paramaribo – A Return to Suriname
I don’t know if Paramaribo is really an interesting city. It’s hard to be sure. I grew up there, but I left when I was fourteen, and I suppose [ ... ]

Beat the Drums
I know I should just fight the past and wear her out and beat the future beat the drums of blazing victory of course I should and live the present bli [ ... ]

I Can Remember
I can remember all too well the night the flag went down that flag with colors spread of blue and white and bloody red I can remember crystal clear th [ ... ]

Eldorado – Land of Gold
Eldorado land of gold your treasures mighty old your greens so lush abundant your stars so crisp and clear the pleasures of your land your jungle and [ ... ]

The Legend of Eldorado – City of Gold
El Dorado (also known as Eldorado) — a Spanish phrase meaning the “Golden One” — is a mythical city of gold, which was supposedly head [ ... ]