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In this episode, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar reads “Conversations about home (at the deportation centre)” by Warsan Shire and reflects on the many meanings of home. On November 6, 2018, Omar became the first Somali American, and one of the first two Muslim women elected to U.S. Congress. She represents Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. This interview was recorded in 2017, when Omar was still serving in the Minnesota State House of Representatives.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hmD8drOOgB9Y5By1QcZVi
“Conversations about home (at the deportation centre),” by Warsan Shire, appears in the pamphlet, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth, from Flipped Eye Publishing.
Keep up with Ilhan Omar on Twitter, Facebook, and ilhanomar.com.
As always, the Haiku Hotline (612-440-0643) is open for your short poems and poetic musings.
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In this episode, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar reads “Conversations about home (at the deportation centre)” by Warsan Shire and reflects on the many meanings of home. On November 6, 2018, Omar became the first Somali American, and one of the first two Muslim women elected to U.S. Congress. She represents Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. This interview was recorded in 2017, when Omar was still serving in the Minnesota State House of Representatives.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hmD8drOOgB9Y5By1QcZVi
“Conversations about home (at the deportation centre),” by Warsan Shire, appears in the pamphlet, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth, from Flipped Eye Publishing.
Keep up with Ilhan Omar on Twitter, Facebook, and ilhanomar.com.
As always, the Haiku Hotline (612-440-0643) is open for your short poems and poetic musings.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Subscribe on RadioPublic, iTunes, Spotify, or Stitcher.
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