Inspired by Sol Blackwood
Ayahuasca, bindis, cornrows,
Día-de-los-Muertos, empanadas.
Flirty genies, head-dress,
illicit jazz, kung-fu.
Locs, minstrels,
native-fashion-
sans-consultation.
Othering,
prosthetic-acting,
queerwashing.
Rap-pretenders,
sage-smudging,
the-target-symbol.
Unilaterally vilify
white xenophilia-
and-acquisitiveness.
You-gotsta zappit.
[Hallowe’en meets Día de los Muertos image from Pexels Free Photos]
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A powerful and thought-provoking poem. It challenges cultural appropriation, identity, othering, and the contradictions in how cultures are treated and represented. The sharp, fragmented style makes the message hit harder.
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Thanks Anowar! Did you notice it’s an alphabet poem?
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Ah, yes! I noticed the poem’s structure, but I didn’t catch that it was an alphabet poem. That makes it even more clever.
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