Becky Blanton: The year I was homeless
بێکی بلانتن: ئەو ساڵەی بێ ماڵ بووم
Becky Blanton is a writer, photographer and former journalist who found herself homeless, but bounced back to tell her story and inspire others. Full bio
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و مامەڵە بكەم لەگەڵ كاتێك کە دەمکرد.
تەنانەت كوخێك،
لە دەرەوە خواردنم دەخوارد.
مردنى باوكم سەری هەڵداوە.
زۆر کار بکەم.
و زۆریش گەرم بوو.
پەنجەرە کراوەکەی ڤانەکە.
لە تەلاری نووسینگەکان.
فەهرەنایت بوو،
کە ١٥مەتر دوور بوو
ژیرییەکەم هەر مابوو.
پزيشکی بێلانەکان.
چيرۆكەکەم و گوتی,
بهێنم و بیربکەمەوە,
لە کتێبێکی نوێی تیم دا.
پێشووی "مێت زە پرێس،"
و کتێبەکەی (تیم)م دۆزیەوە.
وتارەکەمم دووبارە خوێندنەوە.
لەگەڵ چەند هاوڕێکانم.
بە کاری ڕۆژنامەنووسی.
لە كەدارکرنیان
یان لەسەر شەقام.
بە نادیاری دەمیننەوە.
دەبێت ئەگەر هیوای هەبێت.
پارە بدەیت بە سواڵکەر.
بەو ئەزموونەی کە هەمه،
پێی بەخشیون.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Becky Blanton - WriterBecky Blanton is a writer, photographer and former journalist who found herself homeless, but bounced back to tell her story and inspire others.
Why you should listen
Primarily, Becky Blanton is a writer. She was a journalist for more than 22 years, working as a reporter, photojournalist and editor. Today, she is best known for her independent writing. Tim Russert selected her essay "The Monster," to be included in his last book, Wisdom of Our Fathers. On the heels of this success, Becky won a competition held by Dan Pink to come up with an additional lesson for his bestselling book The Adventures of Johnny Bunko. The prize was admission to TEDGlobal 2009, where she gave a talk on her personal journey through homelessness.
Blanton is now working on her first book, to be titled Staying Hungry, the Official Guide for Never Settling for What Life Puts on Your Plate, as well as a second about how her dog saved her life while she was homeless. The proceeds from the second book will be donated to The Humane Society. Blanton also continues to blog and post photos from her adventures at beckyblanton.com
Becky Blanton | Speaker | TED.com