Sunni Patterson: "Wild Women"
سانی پترسون: «زنان وحشی»
Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunni Patterson combines the heritage, culture, and traditions of her native town with a spiritual worldview to create powerful music and poetry. Full bio
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papier-mâchéd,
مانند خمیر کاغذ،
limp-like and loveless,
in sandalwood-scented river water,
of a mouthful for the greedy.
برای آزمندان.
was more than they could stand.
فراتر از تحمل آنها بود.
hands cuffed and ankles strapped.
دستانش را دربند و زانوانش را بسته میخواستند.
she could never want them back.
دوباره آنها را بخواهد.
the mystery of her design.
hypnotized by her kind.
half-hearted, half-soul,
با نیم قلب و نیم روح رسیدند،
as to who she really was.
from the clouds of their eyes,
چشمشان باریدن میگرفت،
بهترین خود میشدند.
که انقلاب آنها را نگهداشته است،
through their veins.
که در رگهایشان جریان دارد.
over your troubled conscience.
driven through, shot up.
بر آن گذر شود، رانده شود، خفه شود.
Edmund Pettus.
ادموند پتوس شما.
بعد از طوفان کاترینا.
"Highway to Nowhere."
«از بزرگراه به ناکجا.»
in their bellies,
how they rip and shred.
چطور میدرند و میشکافند.
high consciousness,
به آگاهی بالا میبرد
هشداری خودنما.
مردگان را احضار میکند،
who call for her assistance.
طلب میکنند در امنیت منتقل میکند.
portals to new worlds,
به دنیاهای جدید میگشایند،
from the ways of the guardian,
set your days ablaze.
چطور روزهای تو را برخواهدافروخت.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sunni Patterson - PoetOriginally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Sunni Patterson combines the heritage, culture, and traditions of her native town with a spiritual worldview to create powerful music and poetry.
Why you should listen
Emerging from the musical womb that is New Orleans, Sunni Patterson combines the heritage of her native town with an enlightened modern style to create music and poetry that is timeless in its groove. She began her career as a full-time high school teacher, and much of her life since has been devoted to serving as a cultural worker and grassroots activist, using art and poetry to encourage dialogue and healing.
She has been a featured performer at many of the nation's premier spoken-word venues, including HBO's Def Poetry and BET’s Lyric Cafe. She also had the privilege of speaking at the Panafest in Ghana, West Africa and has collaborated with artists and performers, including Hannibal Lokumbe (singing lead vocals for his score, ”King and the Crescent City Moon"), Kalamu Ya Salaam, Sonia Sanchez, Wanda Coleman, Amiri Baraka, Mos Def, Eve Ensler, The Last Poets and many more.
Sunni Patterson | Speaker | TED.com