FILMS FOR ACTION
Oct 8, 2015

Six Incredible Female Performance Poets Spit Rhymes of Reason

8th March is International Women's Day, to celebrate here are six incredible poems written and performed by women.
By Andrew Butler / filmsforaction.org
Six Incredible Female Performance Poets Spit Rhymes of Reason

Dominique Christina Delivers The Fiercest Poem You'll Ever Hear
4 min · Dominique Christina performs "Karma".
Andrea Gibson: Poetry To Make Your Heart Sing
3 min · Andrea Gibson performing "Birthday" at Keuka College NY on September 30 2009. 
Palestinian Performance Poet Speaks Powerful Truth to Power: 'We Teach Life, Sir'
4 min · Rafeef Ziadah, a Canadian-Palestinian spoken word artist and activist, performs a poem in response to a journalists who asks "don't you think it would all be better if you just stop teaching your children to hate".
Take Up Space - A Clarion Call to All Women from Poet Vanessa Kisuule
5 min · Vanessa Kisuule calls on all women, whatever their age, creed or class, to stop shrinking themselves, and instead, take up space!
Because You're Worthless - Challenging The Current Economic System in 3 Minutes
3 min · Poem by Agnes Török on the news of a new Conservative budget. Based on experiences of living in Britain under austerity as a young, queer, unemployed, female immigrant student - and not taking it any more. More info...
Poet Sarah O'Neal's Powerful Response to Those Who Fail to Understand #BlackLivesMatter
5 min · 19-year-old spoken-word poet Sarah O'Neal recites her poem “An Overreaction,” where she speaks about Dr. King and her frustration at having to defend protests.

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