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VS Live at Furious Flower ft. Mahogany L. Browne and Yona Harvey vs. Sisterhood

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For this episode, Brittany and Ajanae had the privilege of talking with Yona Harvey and Mahogany Browne LIVE at Furious Flower 2024! Join them as they discuss the importance of community spaces, what they’ve learned from sistering and being sistered, finding affirmation in each other’s poetry, the process of shifting genres, navigating the tension between public personas and interior lives, and the misperception of being mean.

Until Next Time:

Here are some pieces of media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!

Mahogany
Fannie Lou Hamer: Fannie Lou Hamer's Powerful Testimony | Freedom Summer
Sonia Sanchez: A Word with Sister Sonia Sanchez | Wildest Dreams
June Jordan: I Must Become a Menace to My Enemies by June Jordan - Poems | Academy of American Poets

Yona
Sister: sisters | The Poetry Foundation
Mary Lou Williams: Introducing...Mary Lou Williams
Sonia Sanchez: Sonia Sanchez - Poem for Some Women - live @ Def Poetry

Writing Prompt:

Write a poem in response to a poem that affirms you.

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