https://padlet.com/julia_kalapouti/etukg8905zgp Branislawa Papusa-the `gypsy` poetress en-us 2016-10-02 21:10:23 UTC 2026-01-04 01:11:44 UTC hello@padlet.com julia_kalapouti https://padlet.com/julia_kalapouti/etukg8905zgp/wish/127753867 The Roma inclusion and developing a stronger national strategy for Roma integration is one of the questions facing Macedonian society on its way to align with the EU requirements as a candidate member.  The Roma issue has been a struggle for the Macedonian culture due to long term  prejudices and biases. Being influenced  by a  visit to the Roma people living in a settlement in the outskirts of Bitola, I did some more searching about these marginalized people and came across Branislawa Papusa - the first Roma woman to write poetry and who was recognized as great talent.  Reading her poetry and looking at the problem from a different angle made realize that art is a power stretching to the human heart and drawing up pieces of subtlety woven into words. And without those words a lot of actions would remain untaken, unspoken or even ignored.

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