Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Poetic Obituaries: When I started writing, I was in

my 30s, and I saw a need: that was to create a beautiful image of my people. When I was a little girl, I was called a little savage, a cannibal. I didn't know what cannibal meant--all these derogatory things I heard when I was a little girl. [--Rita Joe]

from rabble: Let me teach you about me

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