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Quotes from Darfur Poet Triumphs in International Poetry Slam — Emtithal Mahmoud

1992–1993 United States

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You don't know compromise until you have rebuilt your home for the third time.

Darfur Poet Triumphs in International Poetry Slam (2015)

Woman walks into a warzone and has warriors cowering at her feet.

Darfur Poet Triumphs in International Poetry Slam (2015)

I use my words to raise the alarm on the conflicts of our time...in the hopes that someone might hear something that moves them.

Darfur Poet Triumphs in International Poetry Slam (2015)

Don't talk about my flavor unless you know that my flavor is insurrection it is rebellion, resistance.

Darfur Poet Triumphs in International Poetry Slam (2015)

There's always more to write.

Darfur Poet Triumphs in International Poetry Slam (2015)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Emtithal Mahmoud (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.