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Mahtem Shiferraw On Poetry And The Immigrant Experience
Category: Government & Organizations
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Publish Date: 2018-01-19 15:35:13
Description: Poet Mahtem Shiferraw’s collection of poetry Fuchsia examines personal displacement and nomadism from the perspective of immigrants. Shiferraw , who grew up in Eritrea and Ethiopia before moving to Los Angeles, says she was inspired by poetry as a child. She attended an Italian school in Ethiopia, where she was immersed in a culture that embraced poetry.
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