Sunday, April 24, 2011
African American Female Poets- Take 3!---> Ai
Florence Anthony legally changed her name to Ai, the Japanese word for "love".
CUTE, WOULDN'T YOU EXPECT A POET TO DO THIS.... MAYBE I'LL CHANGE MINES ONE DAY TOO, SOMETHING LIKE PEACE OR HAPPY RAIN. LOL HMMM
Ai was born in Albany, Texas but grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Her ancestry is part Japanese, Choctaw-Chickasaw, Black, Irish, Southern Cheyenne, and Comanche.----> KNOW YOUR WONDERING HOW DOES THIS MAKE HER A BLACK FEMALE POET?!
DISCLAIMER: THE ONE DROP RULE, WAS NOT COINED BY REVOLUTIONARYTHOUGHTS3000 ;-)
IF YOU ASK SMOKEY--- "If one drop of black blood makes you black like they say, then we’re all black anyway.” ~Smokey Robinson
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Ai is noted for her "bleak dramatic monologues which give voice to marginalized, often poor and abused speakers." (Poetry Foundation)
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Thank you so much for this post! Learn something new everyday:) This poet is powerful her message is so clear and it shows that we all have been effected by the shortcomings of this system but we continue to fight (riot) for our rights (inside & out).
The revolutionary thoughts that you are sharing with your generation is worth sharing with as well as honoring...
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