Written piece
An Ode to Our Folklores
Maisha Raiyan Mumu
Bangladesh
About this piece
This is a tribute to the literary folk culture of Bangladesh, i.e, "Khonar Bochon", "Thakumarjhuli", even contributions of Jashimuddin (Bengali Pastoral Poet), Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Jahir Raihan, and others, for they helped me identify myself as a Bangali.
These are words sent down as heirlooms
From generation to generations
Transferring treasures even histories couldn’t carry.
Yet, they are the histories themselves,
Being our thread
Of passed-down wisdom.