“Tassiana Willis, 24, is a poet, singer, and actor from San Francisco. “The Longest Mile,” is bookended with an anecdote about running the mile in school, but what Tassiana really wants you to take away from the piece is reflecting on the “tragic traditions” low income families are often forced to practice when some of…
“This talk is about inequality in American and inequality in the American educational system. After experiencing what it was like to go to a privileged educational background and transitioning to an underprivileged background, I find it of upmost importance to talk about these issues. My personal experience in the classroom, along with my experience in…
Mariposa’s, “Poem for My Grifa-Rican Sistah Or Broken Ends Broken Promises,” deals with issues of hair for AfroLatinas in society.
This week’s spoken word poem is about being multiracial/ Afro Latino. It’s a poetry reading- a spoken word about life, and not feeling accepted into the races/cultures you are a part of.
As told by Natalie Choi: www.patreon.com/buttonpoetry#2
There is something about listening to these young voices that give us hope. Listen and be proud that there is honesty in the youth and their vision of the present and future.
Denice Frohman at The Pigeon Presents: The Philadelphia Poetry Slam
