Change My Name to Amy
VOX ATL
September 7, 2016
In today’s society, I feel like I should hate my race. / I should flat out bleach my skin white, turn my hair blonde, get
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In today’s society, I feel like I should hate my race. / I should flat out bleach my skin white, turn my hair blonde, get
Preferences: Mirror, mirror on the wall/Who is the ugliest of them all? … What to say/to a little black child/When she asks/why has God made
I have no clue why she would be dressed up this nicely at a train station but that is non of my business/ The point
Racism is complicated. This poem is dedicated to those convoluted, often invisible social constructs that hinder black liberation.
Paideia poet Royce Mann, 14, spoke up about his slam poem “White Boy Privilege,” how quickly it went viral, and what he hopes to achieve:
Dasia offers a poetic reflection on what it means to be a black girl.
“This land of the free robbed you of your freedom/spit on your identity and race/then treated you more Mexican than human…” Ivan, 18, spits powerful
Jaha Bela, 16, is competing in this summer’s Brave New Voices slam poetry competition. “Stop looking for your bones in another man’s closet/Searching for yourself
Five talented teens from Atlanta head to Washington D.C. for the international Brave New Voices slam poetry competition. Meet them and their poetry.
Slam poet and Spelman student Nia Lundkvist, 18, brings powerful original poetry to Brave New Voices this month as part of the Atlanta Word Works
As the Atlanta Word Works team goes to Washington D.C. to compete in Brave New Voices, July 12-16, we are proud to share their work. Ninel Nekay,
Lakeside student Victoria, 15, brings “Sandcastles and Bottles” to Brave New Voices 2016. “This was my passion/Writing was my addiction/Drinking was his own’…”