Modern heroes

One year ago, in Paris with you

Linden tree grains

Linden tree grains

we will weave our summers

singing in the island terraces

deflowering the water of salt

in the sun

we will burn in silences

in the day that breaks

playing with the sweets of water

under the sheets of threads

we will feel the vein

living out the voices

of squares made out of stone

Carpets of linden tree

(translation Italian\English Nabeelah Shabbir)

Portrait by Ben Heine

Something more:

poetry.cafebabel.com

Ilaria’s blog

Some Ilaria’s articles for cafebabel.com

Library project in memory to Ilaria La Commare

coffefactory

by Ben Heine

"I don’t see myself as a disabled. I am just a man without legs."

Oscar Pistorius of South Africa runs the 400 meters. He has both legs amputated and dreams the Olympic games.

"I am unilateral amputee and Oscar has two prostheses that improve his performance, especially the 200 and 400 meters. Let him run with the unilateral amputees is not fair."

Marlon Shirley is from USA and world record man in the 100 meters for amputees.

"The spring in the limbs gives Pistorius a three to four meter stride which is not humanly possible and hence an unfair advantage."

Davies is spokesman of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

In your opinion, can Oscar take part in the Olympic games?

Drawing by Gianluca Costantini