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Watch Isaac Daniel’s PROUDLY AFRICAN

Watch Isaac Daniel’s PROUDLY AFRICAN spoken word poetry at the Art X Acoustics. Isaac Daniel is an award winning Spoken Word Artist. He is known for…

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To All Women and Sisters Fighting Silent Wars: Superwoman

Here is a beautiful poem to all sisters and women in the world 🗺 fighting a battle in silence. Giving many hope whereas they themselves lack some hope. To those who make others smile, who makes them smile too?

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EVERYDAY

So, yea… in other words, I am done
With half-hearted conversations and forced relationships,
With friendships that feel like walls and eyes too eager to impress.

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Body of Mine

My name is Woedem Afua Parku and I am a storyteller. My work is a project of documentation, preservation of experiences and creation of safe spaces. I write to heal from and pay homage to the tradition of silence and constructs that have been warped into the fabric of our daily existence. I write for the girls with saggy breasts and stretch marks who sometimes struggle with self love and acceptance. I am drawn to the experiences of women who carry a whole lineage on their backs and somehow pass on gold plated spines to their kin. I am drawn to everyday experiences of individuals beating the odds, ignoring constructs and living their best lives. These are the stories I want to tell. I want to inspire a new crop of artists to fearlessly curate and tell their stories. To move mountains,to create healing – by themselves, for themselves.

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