First Writing Since by Suheir Hammad
Posted: 10 Jun 2007, 06:19
Have you heard this spoken word poem? I like it very much. When Suheir Hammad performed it Def Poetry, some people in the audience literally cried.
You can see a video of it on YouTube. Also, I posted it on: http://spokenwordart.com/videos.php (second one down)
She does a great job of showing the fundamental sameness of humanity - that every place in the world has terrorists and victims. She says that she wouldn't be so hungry that she could wish hunger on someone else, etc.
What do you think?
You can see a video of it on YouTube. Also, I posted it on: http://spokenwordart.com/videos.php (second one down)
She does a great job of showing the fundamental sameness of humanity - that every place in the world has terrorists and victims. She says that she wouldn't be so hungry that she could wish hunger on someone else, etc.
What do you think?