num_pages: 150
description: I am 27 and have never killed a manbut I know the face of death as if heirloommy country memorizes murder as lullabyfrom For FahdTextured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties to school on the South Side of Chicago all the way to the olive groves of Palestine My Mother Is a Freedom Fighter is Aja Monets ode to mothers daughters and sistersthe tiny gods who fight to change the world. Complemented by striking cover art from Carrie Mae Weems these stunning poems tackle racism sexism genocide displacement heartbreak and grief but also love motherhood spirituality and Black joy.Praise for Aja Monet:[Monet] is the true definition of an artist.Harry BelafonteIn Paris she walked out onto the stage opened her mouth and spoke. At the first utterance I heard that rare something that said this is special and knew immediately that Aja Monet was one of the Ones who will mark the sound of the ages. She brings depth of voice to the voiceless and through her we sing a powerful song.Carrie Mae WeemsOf Cuban-Jamaican descent Aja Monet is an internationally established poet performer singer songwriter educator and human rights advocate. Monet is also the youngest person to win the legendary Nuyorican Poets Caf Grand Slam title.
language: English
title: My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter
publisher: Haymarket Books