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Mixed Poetry

Written by Jennifer Lisa Vest

Wednesday, 11 July 2007

My name is Jennifer Lisa Vest. I am a mixed race poet, originally from Chicago. I have been writing, performing, and publishing poetry about the mixed race experience for many years. I have formed artists collectives and put on shows full of mixed race/hapa/mestiza artists of all mixtures performing work about being mixed race. I have recorded 3 CDs and a few videos on Youtube. Please visit my website, mxdmessages.com to listen to my audio clips. My poetry can also be seen performed live on Youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/mxdpoet. I have a blog on blogger.com/mxdpoet

Some Good Done

Jennifer Lisa Vest

Biologically I am

A mixture More and less

Complicated than I claim to be

Culturally

My mother my father they

Have their own identities

My phenotype is another story

Entirely

Where I grew up and how

Who my ancestors were

And why they died

All conspire to define me

In ways that are beyond even me.

Ambiguity is my home

Either/or does not apply

And my existence defies

So many names and claims

Of place

It would be a lie to check a race

All I know for certain

Is that it matters

That my existence

Confounds you

That your inability to classify me

Bewilders you

And there is some good done

Each time I cause confusion

There is some good done

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1 See videos of mxd poems on youtube
Written by drvest, on 25-07-2007 17:21
See the poem, "You Look like My People" about claiming a kinship wiht people that transcends biology.

You Look Like My People
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JiD5gBBZmU

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2 Re: See videos of mxd poems on youtube
Written by drvest, on 25-07-2007 17:39
Some Good Done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY_N64tpoww

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3 Re: Purple People
Written by drvest, on 25-07-2007 17:40
Purple People

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EWC2EZnk24

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