Resisting Erasure interesting example here is the poet Hassan Kosa from Balochistan, a region split between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. He explains how his poetry encompasses messages of hope for the Baloch people, who endure persistent persecution, interspersed with messages of deep suffering and nostalgia. 34 Yet, he refuses for his poetry to be translated into anything other than the indigenous Baloch language, for he believes his messages of suffering are not meant for a European audience. In doing so, Kosa refuses to be defined by suffering, and to put this feeling in the forefront to garner European attention. Thus, Kosa refuses to partake in the ‘regime of care’ and in doing so diminishes its importance, redirecting an understanding of statelessness away from one of intense vulnerability that elicits pity, and contributing to the establishment of a countering body of literature. Figure 9: Hassan Kosa’s Poem. 34 ‘Hakkpaan and BHRO Publish Report on Enforced Disappearances in Balochistan’ Unrepresented Nations and People’s Organization (online, 2018) <http://unpo.org/article/21010/>, citing The State of Balochistan’s Human Rights (Bi-Annual Report, Human Rights Council of Balochistan and Baloch Human Rights Organization 2018). 327