Book Box: A masterclass in cockroaches
HomeNextBook Box: A masterclass in cockroachesThe power of protests, poetry and the words that outlive us allUpdated on: Jul 26, 2026, 11:12:11 ISTBy Sonya Dutta ChoudhuryPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Dear Reader,Words of protestI want to write about protest poetry, about protest memes and protest satire. About the power of words, and about naming that-which-should-not-be-named.All week at home we have been discussing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: the story of the students against the Ministry of Magic. Political appointees like Dolores Umbridge seizing control.
- ▪HomeNextBook Box: A masterclass in cockroachesThe power of protests, poetry and the words that outlive us allUpdated on: Jul 26, 2026, 11:12:11 ISTBy Sonya Dutta ChoudhuryPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Dear Reader,Words of protestI wa
- ▪About the power of words, and about naming that-which-should-not-be-named.All week at home we have been discussing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: the story of the students against the Ministry of Magic.
- ▪Political appointees like Dolores Umbridge seizing control.
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HomeNextBook Box: A masterclass in cockroachesThe power of protests, poetry and the words that outlive us allUpdated on: Jul 26, 2026, 11:12:11 ISTBy Sonya Dutta ChoudhuryPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Dear Reader,Words of protestI want to write about protest poetry, about protest memes and protest satire. About the power of words, and about naming that-which-should-not-be-named.All week at home we have been discussing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: the story of the students against the Ministry of Magic. Political appointees like Dolores Umbridge seizing control. The threats of violence from the Death Eaters. The parallels with real life feel uncanny.My phone pings. It is a poem from a hundred years ago. About a cockroach.
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