Indiana Poet Celebrates Poetry Month With Powerful Slam Poem For Social Justice Awareness

Indiana Poet Celebrates Poetry Month With Powerful Slam Poem

Everyone loves poetry, especially that poetry that hits you inside, runs through your veins like an electric shock, provoking your emotions, and inspiring new thoughts and feelings... ...and planting the seeds of hope, growth, and empowerment.

Aisha Tariqa Abdul Haqq's newly featured poem is taken from her first book ‘Four Years in Chrysalis’ and is part of her effort to highlight the struggles of sexual, religious, ethnic and other minorities throughout the world, sharing stories and ideas that offer hope and empowerment. Her work is now more relevant than ever, with growing economic and social unrest shedding light on important issues such as inequality, racism, religious discrimination and freedom of choice.

The latest announcement is in line with Aisha Tariqa’s vision of creating poetry that evokes emotion and thought in its reader. She aims to connect with her audience on a personal level in order to promote understanding and help those experiencing harsh circumstances feel less isolated. The poem highlights the effects of social injustices faced by many minorities today. These include hatred and violence towards the LGBTQ+ community, the singling out of people of color, body shaming, sexual harassment, and religious discrimination.

Speaking of the meaning of the new poem, Aisha Tariqa says: \"This poem identifies the fight all minorities and infringed individuals of the world must face in their day-to-day lives. When you lose your right to self-determination, you lose all control\". Aisha Tariqa resonates with her reader by describing the impact oppression has on mental health and wellbeing - however, in the third stanza, the tone of the poem changes as Aisha Tariqa offers the reader hope. She encourages her reader to take back control and free themselves of the pain.

She wants her audience to realize and remember that despite the struggles they face, there is still good in the world and that life is full of inspiring and uplifting stories. She wants the reader to know that they are not alone and that there is hope for freedom, healing, and growth.

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