Frontline Zone
We live in the frontline zone, we live on the border of heaven and hell
Alek Rybczynski, CFP's Poland Reporter ——Bio and Archives--December 5, 2024
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Poem by Alek Rybczynski translated from Polish
We live in the frontline zone, we live on the border of heaven and hell;
Torn by the ravenous fangs of war's prophets;
We refuse the march with a rifle on our backs;
And let the whispers of evil slip past our ears;
We try to save dignity and remember the places and people;
Who paused in our life with a tiny flame of beauty.
We cry out for reinforcements;
Through decimated, bleeding ranks;
Calling to halt weapon transports;
Our voices lost in silence;
Patrols cutting through darkness;
Piercing the fog of endless hunt.
We hurriedly write the music of hearts;
And follow the trace of life;
Lifting our feet slightly above the ground;
This is all that remains to us – saving memory;
That will never surrender to reset.
Above our heads, we hear rockets flying;
But most wounding are the shameless messages;
Of radio music boxes and television terminators;
We endure in a world of barbed wire;
Ghosts of bombs, the singing of fools;
Madmen and usurpers.
We cry out for reinforcements;
Through decimated, bleeding ranks;
Calling to halt weapon transports;
Our voices lost in silence;
Patrols cutting through darkness;
Piercing the fog of endless hunt.
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I am a Polish Canadian poet, writer, journalist, editor and videographer. I have published many poetry books, and received prestigious awards, including best poetry book debut in Poland. In Canada, I published the literary and arts magazine “Oceanic Letter” for almost ten years. Now I am publisher and editor-in-chief of the online magazine Polska Canada. I interviewed Nobel Prize winner Joseph Brodsky, Canadian composer Marjan Mozetich and many others. My journalism is devoted to subjects silenced in the mainstream media. I have written articles on Freedom Convoy for readers in Poland, and I am publishing summaries of uncovered news which matters to our freedoms and fight against a liberal, globalist agenda and political correctness narrative. In 2018 together with Canadians Captains Barry and Matt Sheehy and Paul Sheehy I went to Poland, invited by Polish Government officials, to honour Polish and Canadian soldiers, who fought in WWII. I have made a video, documenting the trip.
Right now I am in Poland for personal reasons, but also to cover the dangerous pro-war propaganda and Poland’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. I would love to contribute to Canadian independent media coverage of the complex situation in Europe, and share my experiences with my fellow Canadians. I am thinking of short video presentations and brief articles, written from the point of view of a Polish Canadian, who has roots in European culture.
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