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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 09:21
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 

 2 Re: See videos of mxd poems on youtube
Written by drvest, on 25-07-2007 09:39
Some Good Done 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY_N64tpoww 

 3 Re: Purple People
Written by drvest, on 25-07-2007 09:40
Purple People 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EWC2EZnk24 

 4 general discussion
Written by mike5, on 23-08-2008 03:07
"look like my people" is a poem that really touches my heart.When i am bored i just read this. 
 
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