Friday March 20th, 2009

The exercise:

Def Poetry Jam Friday is here to get the weekend started. Have a look at Suheir Hammad's What I Will.

Mine:

That is some elegant defiance right there. A peace-filled refusal to dance to the wrong beat, a beat that's been drumming for far too long.

Powerfully poetic, rhythmically rousing. That final line, so full of attitude, is the perfect conclusion to this piece.

Have some more Suheir Hammad over here.