ProMosaik Poetry is an open project of ProMosaik Art, which is convinced of the importance of poetry and poetry therapy in a hard time characterized by war, militarization, violence and power narratives. The main principles:1. Poetry is not elitistWe speak out in a radical way against any elitist vision of poetry. We are all poets. In the spirit of Audre Lorde in her seminal essay "e;Poetry is not a luxury"e;. Poetry is a universal form of expression for everyone. Poetry is the voice of those who want to change the world from the bottom. 2. Poetry promotes self-acceptance and social changePoetry is a creative and emotional language that comes from the soul. It supports the expression of emotions and feelings. Poetry leads to self-knowledge and self-acceptance. You can say whatever in poetry. 3. Poetry is interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary4. Poetry means dialogueFor ProMosaik Poetry, dialogue means commitment to peace and resistance against all forms of oppression, discrimination, exclusion, racism and colonialism. In the spirit of the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, I don't see the "e;Thou"e; as an object, but as a subject. Moved into politics, this would then mean that the "e;Other"e; is not orientalized in the sense of Edward Said, but recognized as a subject. 5. Poetry is a healing force for the individual and societyFor ProMosaik, poetry therapy is an important aspect of poetry. 6. Poetry is politicalPoetry opposes unjust regimes, oppression, war, inequality, or political violence. Poetry is the voice of colonized and oppressed people, political prisoners, freedom fighters, and abused women and children. 7. Poetry is a means to stand up for human rightsPoetry for human rights can be written by poets who ana-lyse and denounce human rights violations. But it can also be the voice of the victims.
