I am a HUGE fan of the political activist and spoken word poet, Suheir Hammad. She is so talented and amazing! This is one of my favorite poems that she has performed, which talks about how women of color are eroticized and exoticized.
Can anyone else relate to this spoken word?
Related Resources:
Opening the Gates: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing
Food for Our Grandmothers: Writings by Arab-American and Arab-Canadian Feminists
women's literature, feminist poetry, feminist literature, suheir hammad, women of color, feminism, feminist poets, arab women writers
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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