Poetry Slam

The Youth Poetry Slam will be taking place from 3-4 pm on Saturday, March 19th. Enjoy a few excerpts from our performers for a taste of what's to come!

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"They intertwine us with poverty,
and use terrorism to explain us,
they use our name in vain
not fully understanding Abdi only means slave,
followed usually by Allah's name"
​-Deeq Ali

"I know
you will never know
what it feels like to completely belong anywhere wandering continuously through a gray area between two extremes of black and white where you are too foreign for the Americans and too American for your own.."
-Habiba Barre

"I am writing to you from
the broken wings of wind
where streets don’t know where to begin
and maps fail to guide you."
-Sara Abou Rashed

"You said if you could reach the sky
you'd never come back down,
but wouldn't that be too easy?
A life with no pain but
what would there be to gain?"
​-Amaal Ahmed

"I believe that life is likened to a piece of fine crystal
as it can be beautiful without comparision,
Or in a moment's notice,
it can be shattered beyond repair..."
​-Saeema Syed

"Every time I'm deep in contemplation,
I have an aspiration to be the inspiration
to those who'll change the whole globe and its nations."
​-Mohamed Warsame

"Smiling despite the pain,
smiling despite the war,
smiling to help those who cant anymore."
​-Yara Edor

"If all men were created equal,
then these are acts of treason,
but with these laws of lies
we've become desensitized..."
-Sarra Abdurahim