Thursday, November 5, 2009

Suheir Hammad


My favorite celebrity is not really a celebrity she is more of a poet. I guess you can say an artist, an artist of words that is. Her name is Suheir Hammad, I found her on YouTube. She is a very inspirational Palestinian poet, author and a political activist. The reason why she is so influentical in my life is becuase she has faced the same struggles that my family has. Since she is a muslim women I feel that I can relate to her in so many ways. Her poems are very realistic and the reflect on her life. My favorite poem of hers is First Writng Since. It talks about her reaction to the 9/11 attack.You can find her writting on her website at http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/ac/shammad.html.

4 comments:

  1. Agreed!
    Even thought ive never heard of her before but when i read that peom you showed me. i took interest. :D

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  2. She is a very pretty woman, and I am sad that you had struggles but you are here, and safe now :)

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  3. I read the poem and I like when she says that she hopes none of them look like her brothers. That is sad, because she knows that Americans would probably judge her after 9/11

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  4. She must want to use poems to expressed what she feel in her life time.

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