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Tomorrow's Voices Today

Givon Hester: BreakBeat Haikus

By Givon Hester on March 30, 2016 in Poetry

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Givon Hester is this week’s feature on “Tomorrow’s Voices Today“, the new series curated by poet and educator Mike Sonksen.

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Breakbeat Poets Scratch
Poets DJs No Difference
Remix Old To New

         Power, But what kind 
         Oppression Or Transcendence 
         The Zoo Or Wild

Either Way, We Are
Animals In Their Blind Eyes
Gunned Down One By One

                   Out By Plantations
                   Or Stuck In Concentration
                   Is There A Difference

                            My Answer Is No
                            Both Races Faced Genocide
                            The Oven And Whip

Jews Got Striped PJs
Blacks Were Lucky To Get Clothes
Both Had To Wear Chains

                      Break The Beat Breakdown
                      Break The Status Quo Just Change
                      Breakbeat Don’t Breakdown

Emancipation
New World Order Now I’m “Free”
Inhale Racism
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Givon Hester

Givon Hester

My name is Givon Hester, I'm a 16 year old student at St. Bernard High School. I started writing in the 6th grade but I hadn't revived it until this year. Writing for me is my expression of art I may not be able to draw but I pride myself in writing up a storm as my English teacher would say. I'm from Los Angeles, Ladera Heights to be exact some people refer to it as the black Beverly Hills but I just call it home. What I want to gain from my writing is to have a voice, I don't write for anyone but myself so if you would I'd like for you to join me on this journey.

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