This Be the Place: A Castle With a Door of No Return

Bethany White reflects on a recent trip to Ghana, and to a castle which once housed captured Africans, bound for sale to slave traders. Her imagery is striking, and question…

Author: Artress Bethany White; Source: Poetry Foundation

Bethany White reflects on a recent trip to Ghana, and to a castle which once housed captured Africans, bound for sale to slave traders. Her imagery is striking, and question interesting: how can we reconcile our own mourning processes with conflicting others?