My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter
Aja Monet
- 148 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter
Aja Monet
About This Book
I am 27 and have never killed a man
but I know the face of death as if heirloom
my country memorizes murder as lullaby
âfrom "For Fahd"
Textured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties, to school on the South Side of Chicago, all the way to the olive groves of Palestine, My Mother Is a Freedom Fighter is Aja Monet's ode to mothers, daughters, and sistersâthe tiny gods who fight to change the world. Complemented by striking cover art from Carrie Mae Weems, these stunning poems tackle racism, sexism, genocide, displacement, heartbreak, and grief, but also love, motherhood, spirituality, and Black joy.
Praise for Aja Monet:
""[Monet] is the true definition of an artist."
âHarry Belafonte
""In Paris, she walked out onto the stage, opened her mouth and spoke. At the first utterance I heard that rare something that said this is special and knew immediately that Aja Monet was one of the Ones who will mark the sound of the ages. She brings depth of voice to the voiceless, and through her we sing a powerful song."
âCarrie Mae Weems
Of Cuban-Jamaican descent, Aja Monet is an internationally established poet, performer, singer, songwriter, educator, and human rights advocate. Monet is also the youngest person to win the legendary Nuyorican Poet's Café Grand Slam title.