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Poetry

Poetry. Free Verse. Joy Harjo : I Release You. http :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAYCf2Gdycc A little bit about her: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Harjo. Descriptive Passage: The Library. Suheir Hammand : War, Peace, Women, Power.

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Poetry

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  1. Poetry Free Verse

  2. Joy Harjo: I Release You • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAYCf2Gdycc A little bit about her: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Harjo

  3. Descriptive Passage: The Library

  4. SuheirHammand: War, Peace, Women, Power • http://www.ted.com/talks/suheir_hammad_poems_of_war_peace_women_power.html In her poems and plays, SuheirHammad blends the stories and sounds of her Palestinian-American heritage with the vibrant language of Brooklyn to create a passionately modern voice

  5. EmmanualJal: Forced to Sin http://www.ted.com/talks/emmanuel_jal_the_music_of_a_war_child.html at 4:10- 7:27 Swept up into the Sudanese rebel army at age seven, he finally escaped with 400 fellow soldiers, 16 of whom survived, the rest succumbing to starvation, ambush and animal attacks. Rather than resort to cannibalism, Jal ate snails and vultures until he arrived at a refugee camp, where he was adopted by aid worker Emma McCune and later sent to England. 

  6. Social Justice • the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being.

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