Sunni Patterson: "Wild Women"
Санни Паттерсон: Дикарки
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,
по-своему,
limp-like and loveless,
сделать хромой и нелюбимой
больше похожа на них.
было непорочно,
in sandalwood-scented river water,
в реке с ароматом сандала,
c медовым оттенком,
of a mouthful for the greedy.
глотком для жадных.
было больше, чем они могли вынести.
was more than they could stand.
чтобы она была незаметна.
невоспитанной,
задом вверх, связана по рукам и ногам.
hands cuffed and ankles strapped.
she could never want them back.
что не может просить что-то в ответ.
the mystery of her design.
тайну её существа.
заворожённые такой, как она.
hypnotized by her kind.
half-hearted, half-soul,
раздробленные, несмелые, бездушные,
as to who she really was.
кем она была на самом деле.
from the clouds of their eyes,
из их глаз, как из облаков,
находясь рядом.
расклеилась бы их революция,
through their veins.
и кровопролитный фанатизм.
over your troubled conscience.
вашу беспокойную совесть.
driven through, shot up.
изъезженный, обстрелянный мост.
Edmund Pettus.
мост Эдмонд Петтус.
во время урагана Катрин.
"Highway to Nowhere."
с «Дороги в никуда» в Балтиморе.
in their bellies,
how they rip and shred.
как они умеют разрывать в клочья.
и потом обернуться ветром.
порывами ветра и циклонами,
high consciousness,
высокому сознанию,
вызывая мёртвых,
кто нуждается в её помощи.
who call for her assistance.
portals to new worlds,
в новые миры,
from the ways of the guardian,
и с пути хранителя,
и ваша жизнь воспламенится.
set your days ablaze.
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