Sunni Patterson: "Wild Women"
Sunni Patterson: "Vahşi Kadınlar"
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,
çiğnenmiş kâğıt gibi olsun istediler,
limp-like and loveless,
in sandalwood-scented river water,
nehir suyunda doğduğunu bilmeden,
of a mouthful for the greedy.
was more than they could stand.
dayanamazlardı onun.
hands cuffed and ankles strapped.
kelepçeli, bilekleri bağlı istediler.
she could never want them back.
isteyemeyeceğini bilsin istediler.
the mystery of her design.
hypnotized by her kind.
cinsi onu hipnotize etmiş.
half-hearted, half-soul,
yarı ruhlu da olsalar,
as to who she really was.
hiçbir şey bilmeden.
from the clouds of their eyes,
başlarıyla selamlarlardı.
damarlarındaki
through their veins.
ve kanayan bağnazlıktan fazlası.
over your troubled conscience.
kurulu bir köprüden fazlası.
driven through, shot up.
ezilmiş, çenesi kapatılmıştan fazlası.
Edmund Pettus.
fazlası, Edmund Pettus.
Katrina Danziger'inden fazlası.
"Highway to Nowhere."
"bir yere gitmeyen otoyol"undan fazlası.
in their bellies,
karınlarında kasırgalar vardır,
how they rip and shred.
nasıl yırtıp parçaladıklarını.
ve tufanlar ile konuşan kadın
high consciousness,
yüksek bilinçliliğe geri fırlatıyor,
who call for her assistance.
güvenli bir şekilde taşıyor.
portals to new worlds,
yeni sözlere, yeni hayallere
from the ways of the guardian,
sevgiyle ayrılanlar,
set your days ablaze.
ışıldatmasına şahit olun.
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