How do I surmount this?" But despite the vibrant scene and the poets' increasing opportunities to read, teach and be published, the work remains largely marginalized, some poets said.
"I've surmounted these challenges not because I'm strong, but because the alternative means dying.
With Howard, I get the feeling that I can surmount difficulties even when I don't know how.
Violence CAN and MIGHT happen to ME I must NOT allow myself to think like a VICTIM (I can control the outcome of a violent attack) I am able to adopt a SURVIVAL MINDSET and accept that I can surmount any and all obstacles for my own safety I will become a HARD TARGET and make myself less open to a violent attack.
Although pursuing an academic career would have its many challenges, I knew the character of the obstacles and felt confident that I could surmount them.
Finally, Oasis500, as the accelerator programme is called, organises a "demo day", during which the teams pitch their start-ups to investors.Pillars of wisdomThe pillars in Oasis500's open-plan offices are covered with famous quotes in Arabic ("I will surmount difficulties or die trying", says one).
After six hours, I'm told, the scree evolved into a cliff of house-sized boulders, which I seem to have surmounted, because abruptly there we were: Gilman's Point, Kili's most dramatic peak but 600ft - and two hours - below Uhuru, the roof of Africa.
"I could never surmount those obstacles with a violin alone," she remembers thinking.
My "seared diver-caught scallops" were the fattest I've ever seen, and, surmounted by their bright orange roes, sat on tiny flecks of chorizo and a pea purée that was enlivened by tiny actual peas.
If I had to face the challenges she had already surmounted with such bravery, would I survive?
