(Un)jailed: A Rebel at Heart

As one reads Olfa Philo's first collection of poems, (Un) jailed, one instantly recalls Dylan Thomas's refrain, " Rage, rage against the dying of the light" in his famous villanelle, "Do not go gentle into that good night". It is against the dying of that light that Olfa writes. Writing for her is an act of resistance, survival and empowerment. The world needs such a poetry that restores the light to people, a light that is endlessly dimmed by different forces which seek to spread fear in the hearts of people.