We, the Dangerous: New and Selected Poems A source page for quotes linked to Janice Mirikitani. 0 quotes
“We were made to believe / our faces betrayed us. / Our bodies were loud / with yellow / screaming flesh / needing to be silenced / behind barbed wire.” WorldBelieveMadeWarBodyFacesBehindsRacismFleshLoudWar Of The WorldsBigotryYellowWorld War IiWorld War IBetrayedWireBarbed Wire Book:We, the Dangerous: New and Selected Poems Source: We, the Dangerous: New and Selected Poems
“I am iron butterfly ... / I am she/we / of flesh / and iron / and silk wings, / healing, flying / into a gentle blue sky.” HealingSkyConfidenceBlueWingsFleshFlyingGentleIronButterflySilkBlue Sky Author:Janice Mirikitani
“I found that my wounds begin to heal when the voices of those endangered by silence are given power. The silence of hopelessness, of despair buried in the depths of poverty, violence, racism are more deadly than bullets. The gift of light, in our compassion, our listening, our works of love is the gift of life to ourselves.” LightFoundGivenVoiceLove IsSilenceCompassionPovertyViolenceListeningDespairRacismDepthWoundsHealBuriedBulletsHopelessnessGifts Of Life Author:Janice Mirikitani
