Sunni Patterson: "Wild Women"
써니 패터슨(Sunni Patterson): "거친 여성"
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,
혼응지(페이퍼 마셰)처럼
limp-like and loveless,
in sandalwood-scented river water,
of a mouthful for the greedy.
힘든 존재라는 것을.
was more than they could stand.
그들은 견딜 수 없었다.
교양이 없게
hands cuffed and ankles strapped.
들게 하고, 손에는 수갑을 채우고, 발목은 묶었다.
she could never want them back.
원하지 못할 것임을 알게 했다.
the mystery of her design.
얽힌 비밀을 풀고자 했다.
hypnotized by her kind.
그녀에게 최면에 걸려서.
half-hearted, half-soul,
반신반의한 채
as to who she really was.
대해 아는 바는 없었지만.
from the clouds of their eyes,
마음을 정화시켰을 것이다.
머리를 조아렸을 것이다.
것을 알았다면
through their veins.
더한 것이었다는 것을.
over your troubled conscience.
driven through, shot up.
통과하고, 총맞은 것 이상의
Edmund Pettus.
에드먼드 페터스 이상의
"Highway to Nowhere."
에서 뛰쳐나온 것처럼
in their bellies,
how they rip and shred.
어떻게 나뉘고 찢어지는 지를.
high consciousness,
우리를 고양시켜 주며
말하는 것을 들어라.
그녀가 춤추는 것을 보라.
두드리는 것을 듣는다.
who call for her assistance.
안전하게 옮겨주며
portals to new worlds,
새로운 세상으로의
새로운 꿈으로의 문을 연다.
from the ways of the guardian,
set your days ablaze.
눈부시게 하는 것을 보아라.
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.
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