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Reaching Mithymna, among the volunteers and refugees on Lesvos, Steven Heighton

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Reaching Mithymna, among the volunteers and refugees on Lesvos, Steven Heighton

Language

eng

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contains biographical information

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Reaching Mithymna

Oclc number

1140354538

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Steven Heighton

Sub title

among the volunteers and refugees on Lesvos

Summary

"A poet's firsthand account of a month volunteering on the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis. In the fall of 2015, Steven Heighton made an overnight decision to travel to the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis in Greece and enlist as a volunteer. He arrived on the isle of Lesvos with a duffel bag and a dubious grasp of Greek, his mother's native tongue, and worked on the landing beaches and in OXY---a jerrybuilt, ad hoc transit camp providing simple meals, dry clothes, and a brief rest to refugees after their crossing from Turkey. In a town deserted by the tourists that had been its lifeblood, Heighton---alongside the exhausted locals and under-equipped international aid workers---found himself thrown into emergency roles for which he was woefully unqualified. From the brief reprieves of volunteer-refugee soccer matches to the riots of Camp Moria, Reaching Mithymna is a firsthand account of the crisis and an engaged exploration of the borders that divide us and the ties that bind"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Intro -- By the Same Author -- A note on naming -- 1. Initiation -- Border straits -- The Captain's Kitchen -- Accidental paramedic -- Before wolflight -- On the pier at Petra -- Overtaken by the night -- Adrift in the Dictionary of Origins -- Club Compassion vs. Planet Sleep -- Syria defeats Canada on penalty kicks -- 2. Intermission -- Lifelines -- Efthalou Beach -- By means of the sea -- Nice ride -- Sacrifice in Greek -- Death to the ferryman -- Tannenbaum -- Staying alive -- A pillow for the crossing -- 3. Intensification -- Over the mountains to Skala -- Street of the Silversmiths -- This is what people do -- Afghan Hill -- I want to hide the truth -- The last carousel -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author

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