Scars/Stars
"Love songs for freedom fighters… I think of Walidah Imarisha's work as medicine for the masses.  The imagery, the heart and the life experience in these poems are like tears mixed with gasoline, spark a fire." - Gabriel Teodros, emcee and writer“Scars/Stars is Walidah Imarisha at her poetic revolutionary finest. Her life's odyssey takes one to the stars - and through the scars - on a quest for love and struggle that literally takes the breath away. It is a masterpiece that you simply must have.” – Sundiata Acoli, writer and political prisoner“Tenacious in her political commitment and steadfast in her belief of new possibilities, Walidah Imarisha is a voice that cannot be quarantined or categorized. Imarisha’s Scars/Stars is a testament to a new wave in the poetry of resistance; read her, hear her, join her song!”  - Matthew Shenoda, author of Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of BoneWalidah Imarisha is an educator, writer, sci fi scholar, organizer and spoken word artist. Imarisha was an editor of the first 9/11 anthologyAnother World is Possible, founding editor ofAWOL Magazine, and served as Culture Editor forLeft Turn Magazine. She is the co-editor of the upcoming anthologyOctavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements.One half of the poetry duo Good Sista/Bad Sista, Imarisha’s work has appeared inTotal Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics of Hip Hop, Letters From Young Activists, Daddy Can I Tell You Something, Word Warriors, The Quotable Rebel, Punk Rock Warlord: The Life and Work of Joe Strummer,andLife During Wartime: Resisting Counterinsurgency.She has taught in Portland State University's Black Studies Department, Oregon State University's Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Department and Southern New Hampshire University’s English and Literature Departments.