Performed at Button Poetry Live, August 2018
“I’d rather be some kind of genderless thing, preferably some kind of noodle or bean, I’m still searching for my happy medium.”
Don’t miss this poem from Amir Khadar, performing at BPL August 2018
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“I hope the next time a Black person dies, their life is remembered more than their name.”
Don’t miss this remarkable poem from Amir Khadar, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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“I was already trying so hard to hide who I really was. I didn’t need another secret.”
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Performing at Button Poetry Live.
“We don’t live in the same acronym. The rainbow flag is all the color he can tolerate in his life. And at the end of the day he can wipe off the paint and the glitter and I stay colored and shining.”
Don’t miss this astonishing poem from Amir Khadar, performing at Button Poetry Live.
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