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The beauty of the German language
By sarakarim, on 24 May 2022
Friendship across borders – The beauty of the German language! Sara Riyad Karim
Recently, during my year abroad placement at Universität Heidelberg, I found out from DAAD that my poem written in German has been selected to be displayed at the German Embassy in London as part of the main festival in October 2022. The competition was called “Zusammen Across Cultures”.
My poem written in German is about friendship across cultures and across different languages, English, Bengali and German. I feel very humbled and it is a poem also about identity too. The poem in German traces my journey across Aachen and Heidelberg. More importantly, it tells our story as friends who have been there to support each other through tough and good times. It also good to have someone to inspire you and to keep you motivated through the tough times and this poem shows that friendship prevails. Writing poetry in German has helped me to be brave and to be creative but most of all poetry has helped me to appreciate the beauty of the German language.
I thank my family, my mother, father and brother, the German Department at UCL, SELCS, Maya, Luise, Manuela, Stella, Ema, Jessica and Lena. Most of all I thank London, Aachen and Heidelberg. Keep writing! Schreiben ist ein Abenteuer. Writing is an adventure.