Name : Le Comptoir Général
Hometown: Paris
Occupation: Ghetto Museum, bar, restaurant and concept-store. Our sustainable projects are the result of creativity that springs up in poor or marginalized places all over the world.
What does poetry mean to you?
Poetry can affect all generations, and make people consider anything from love to loss, indeed poetry does what little else can, it can inspire. Poetry is the power of love among everything.
Favorite Poem:
“Femme Noire” from Léopold Sédar Senghor
Why do you like this poet/poem?
Leopold Sédar Senghor’s poetry is based on a desire and a hope to create a Universal Civilization, beyond the boundaries of traditions and differences of the people.
This specific poem is also a wonderful homage to all the women of the world, who are still oppressed and prosecuted every day.