ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Suheir Hammad - Poet, playwright
In her poems and plays, Suheir Hammad blends the stories and sounds of her Palestinian-American heritage with the vibrant language of Brooklyn to create a passionately modern voice.

Why you should listen

Suheir Hammad is the author of Breaking Poems, recipient of a 2009 American Book Award and the Arab American Book award for Poetry 2009. Her other books are ZaatarDivaBorn Palestinian, Born Black; and Drops of This Story. Her work has been widely anthologized and also adapted for theater.

Her produced plays include Blood Trinity and breaking letter(s), and she wrote the libretto for the multimedia performance Re-Orientalism. An original writer and performer in the Tony-winning Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, Suheir appears in the 2008 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Salt of This Sea. She is the Artist in Residency at the NYU’s APA Institute for 2010.

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Suheir Hammad: Poems of war, peace, women, power

苏黑尔·哈马德:战争,和平,女人,权力之诗

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诗人苏黑尔·哈马德朗诵了两首令人激动的诗:”我要“和"打破(集束炸弹)“ -- 对战争与和平,女人与权力的沉思。等着那句惊人的语句:“不要害怕已经爆炸的。如果一定要怕,那就害怕还没有引爆的。”
- Poet, playwright
In her poems and plays, Suheir Hammad blends the stories and sounds of her Palestinian-American heritage with the vibrant language of Brooklyn to create a passionately modern voice. Full bio

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"What I Will"
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“我要”
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I will not dance舞蹈 to your war战争 drum.
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我不会因你的战鼓而起舞。
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I will not lend my soul灵魂 nor也不 my bones骨头 to your war战争 drum.
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我不会因你的战鼓而出借我的灵魂或身躯。
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I will not dance舞蹈 to that beating跳动.
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我不会踩着那鼓点起舞。
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I know that beat击败.
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我知道那鼓点。
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It is lifeless死气沉沉.
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它死气沉沉。
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I know intimately密切 that skin皮肤 you are hitting.
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我深知你击打的鼓皮。
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It was alive once一旦,
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它曾经充满生气,
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hunted猎杀, stolen被盗,
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被猎杀,被偷窃,
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stretched拉伸.
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被绷紧。
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I will not dance舞蹈 to your drummed-up桶装行动 war战争.
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我不会因你鼓声四起的战争而起舞。
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I will not pop流行的, spin, break打破 for you.
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我不会为你跃起、旋转或停顿。
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I will not hate讨厌 for you
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我不会因你而恨,
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or even hate讨厌 you.
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也不会恨你。
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I will not kill for you.
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我不会为你而杀戮。
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Especially特别 I will not die for you.
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我尤其不会为你而死。
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I will not mourn the dead with murder谋杀 nor也不 suicide自杀.
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我不会以谋杀或自杀来悼念死者。
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I will not side with you or dance舞蹈 to bombs炸弹
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我不会与你同流合污,也不会随炸弹起舞,
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because everyone大家 is dancing跳舞.
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因为每个人都在跳舞。
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Everyone大家 can be wrong错误.
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每个人都会错。
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Life is a right, not collateral抵押 or casual随便.
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生命是种权力,不是附属品,不是随随便便的。
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I will not forget忘记 where I come from.
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我不会忘记我从哪里来。
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I will craft手艺 my own拥有 drum.
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我要打造我自己的鼓。
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Gather收集 my beloved心爱 near,
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召集我心爱的人,
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and our chanting诵经 will be dancing跳舞.
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我们的吟咏就是舞步。
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Our humming低唱 will be drumming鼓声.
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我们的哼唱就是击鼓。
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I will not be played发挥.
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我不会受操控。
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I will not lend my name名称 nor也不 my rhythm韵律 to your beat击败.
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我不会把我的名字或韵律出让给你的鼓点。
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I will dance舞蹈 and resist and dance舞蹈 and persist坚持 and dance舞蹈.
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我会跳舞、抵抗、跳舞、坚持、跳舞。
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This heartbeat心跳 is louder than death死亡.
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这心跳比死亡更响亮。
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Your war战争 drum ain't louder
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你的鼓点还不及
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than this breath呼吸. HaaaHAAA.
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这呼吸来得响亮。哈~
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What's up TEDTED people? Let me hear you make some noise噪声.
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怎么样TED的朋友们?让我听听你们的声音。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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A bunch of pacifists和平主义者.
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一群和平主义者。
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Confused困惑, aspiring有志 pacifists和平主义者.
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困惑的、有抱负的和平主义者。
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I understand理解.
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我懂。
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I've been wrong错误 a lot lately最近.
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最近我错了很多。
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Like a lot.
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真的是很多。
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So I couldn't不能 figure数字 out
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所以我想不出
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what to read today今天.
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今天要读写什么。
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I mean, I've been saying I've been prepping预备.
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我是说,我一直说我有在准备。
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What that means手段 is prepping预备 my outfit配备,
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那其实是指准备我的着装,
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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prepping预备 options选项,
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准备选项,
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trying to figure数字 out what I'm coming未来 behind背后
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试图弄清我跟着什么来的,
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and going in front面前 of.
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我会留下什么走。
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Poetry诗歌 does that.
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诗歌能够
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It preps棉片 you. It aims目标 you.
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帮你做准备,给你定方向。
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So I am going to read a poem
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所以我要朗诵一首诗。
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that was chosen选择 just now.
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刚选定的一首。
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But I'm going to need you
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但大约需要各位
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to just sit for like 10 minutes分钟
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坐10分钟
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and hold保持 a woman女人 who is not here.
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想象你抱着一个不在场的女人。
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Hold保持 her now
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现在就拥她
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with you.
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入怀。
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You don't need to say her name名称 out loud, you can just hold保持 her.
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你不用说出她的名字,只要抱着她就好。
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Are you holding保持 her?
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你正抱着她吗?
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This is "Break打破 Clustered集群."
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这是“打破 集束炸弹”。
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All holy history历史 banned取缔.
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所有神圣的历史被禁。
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Unwritten不成文 books图书 predicted预料到的 the future未来, projected预计 the past过去.
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无字之书预示了未来,映射了过去。
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But my head unwraps解开
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但我的头颅打开了,
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around what appears出现 limitless无限,
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围绕那看似无限的东西,
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man's男人的 creative创作的 violence暴力.
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人类创造性的暴力。
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Whose谁的 son儿子 shall it be?
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那会是谁的儿子?
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Which哪一个 male child儿童 will perish a new day?
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哪个男孩会在新的一天死亡?
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Our boys'男孩 deaths死亡 galvanize镀锌.
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男孩们的死亡让人震惊。
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We cherish珍视 corpses尸体.
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我们珍惜尸体。
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We mourn women妇女, complicated复杂.
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我们悼念女人,心情复杂。
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Bitches母犬 get beat击败 daily日常.
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婊子每天被打。
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Profits利润 made制作, prophets先知 ignored忽视.
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先知诞生了,又被无视。
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War战争 and tooth齿, enameled漆包线 salted盐的 lemon柠檬 childhoods童年.
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战争和牙齿给酸咸的童年上了釉。
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All colors颜色 run, none没有 of us solid固体.
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所有的色彩消失,我们中无一不脆弱。
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Don't look for shadow阴影 behind背后 me. I carry携带 it within.
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别在我的身后寻找影子。我把它放在心里。
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I live生活 cycles周期 of light and darkness黑暗.
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我生活在光明与黑暗的轮回之中。
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Rhythm韵律 is half silence安静.
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韵律的一半是寂静。
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I see now, I never was one and not the other.
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我现在明白,我从来不是一个,也不是另一个。
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Sickness疾病, health健康, tender投标 violence暴力.
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疾病,健康,柔弱的暴力。
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I think now I never was pure.
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我现在觉得我从未纯洁过。
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Before form形成 I was storm风暴,
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成型之前我是场风暴,
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blind, ign'antign'ant -- still am.
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盲目,无知 -- 现在还是。
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Human人的 contracted签约 itself本身 blind, malignant恶性.
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人类屈服于自身的盲目,恶毒。
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I never was pure.
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我从未纯洁过。
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Girl女孩 spoiled before ripened成熟的.
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女孩在成熟前被摧残。
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Language语言 can't math数学 me.
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无法用语言来计算我。
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I experience经验 exponentially成倍.
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我成倍地体验。
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Everything is everything.
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一切是一切。
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One woman女人 loses失去 15, maybe 20, members会员 of her family家庭.
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一个女人失去了15个,或20个亲人。
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One woman女人 loses失去 six.
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一个女人丧失了6个。
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One woman女人 loses失去 her head.
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一个女人丢失了头颅。
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One woman女人 searches搜索 rubble瓦砾. One woman女人 feeds供稿 on trash垃圾.
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一个女人在碎石中寻找。一个女人以垃圾为食。
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One woman女人 shoots her face面对. One woman女人 shoots her husband丈夫.
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一个女人朝自己的脸开枪。一个女人开枪射她的丈夫。
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One woman女人 straps herself她自己.
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一个女人勒死了她自己。
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One woman女人 gives birth分娩 to a baby宝宝.
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一个女人生了个孩子。
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One woman女人 gives birth分娩 to borders国界.
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一个女人划出新的边界。
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One woman女人 no longer believes相信 love will ever find her.
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一个女人再也不信真爱会找上她。
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One woman女人 never did.
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一个女人从未相信过。
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Where do refugee难民 hearts心中 go?
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流亡者的心去往何方?
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Broken破碎, disseddissed,
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碎了,伤了,
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placed放置 where they're not from, don't want to be missed错过.
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搁在了不是故乡的地方,不想被思念,
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Faced面对 with absence缺席.
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带着空洞的表情。
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We mourn each one
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我们悼念每一个,
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or we mean nothing at all.
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或者我们根本没有任何意图。
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My spine脊柱 curves曲线 spiral螺旋.
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我的脊梁弯成了螺旋。
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Precipice悬崖 running赛跑 to and running赛跑 from human人的 beings众生.
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危机朝人类跑来,又跑开。
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Cluster bombs炸弹 left behind背后.
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剩下集束炸弹。
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De facto事实上 landmines地雷.
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实则地雷。
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A smoldering闷烧 grief哀思.
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一阵暗自悲伤。
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Harvest收成 contaminated污染 tobacco烟草.
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收集有杂质的烟草。
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Harvest收成 bombs炸弹.
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收集炸弹。
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Harvest收成 baby宝宝 teeth.
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收集婴儿的牙齿。
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Harvest收成 palms手掌, smoke抽烟.
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收集手掌,烟。
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Harvest收成 witness见证, smoke抽烟.
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收集目击者,烟。
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Resolutions决议, smoke抽烟.
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决心,烟。
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Salvation救恩, smoke抽烟.
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拯救,烟。
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Redemption赎回, smoke抽烟.
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救赎,烟。
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Breathe呼吸.
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吸气。
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Do not fear恐惧
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不要害怕
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what has blown up.
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已经爆炸的。
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If you must必须,
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如果一定要怕,
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fear恐惧 the unexploded.
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那就害怕还未引爆的。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Bowen Yang
Reviewed by Felix Chen

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Suheir Hammad - Poet, playwright
In her poems and plays, Suheir Hammad blends the stories and sounds of her Palestinian-American heritage with the vibrant language of Brooklyn to create a passionately modern voice.

Why you should listen

Suheir Hammad is the author of Breaking Poems, recipient of a 2009 American Book Award and the Arab American Book award for Poetry 2009. Her other books are ZaatarDivaBorn Palestinian, Born Black; and Drops of This Story. Her work has been widely anthologized and also adapted for theater.

Her produced plays include Blood Trinity and breaking letter(s), and she wrote the libretto for the multimedia performance Re-Orientalism. An original writer and performer in the Tony-winning Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, Suheir appears in the 2008 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Salt of This Sea. She is the Artist in Residency at the NYU’s APA Institute for 2010.

More profile about the speaker
Suheir Hammad | Speaker | TED.com