Poets & Writers Theater
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“Back home we are plagued by a politeness / so dense even the doctors cannot call things / what they are…” Safia Elhillo narrates her poem “To Make Use of Water” from her collection, The January Children (University of Nebraska Press, 2017), for this animated TED-Ed film directed by Jérémie Balais and Jeffig Le Bars.
Tags: Poetry | Safia Elhillo | To Make Use of Water | The January Children | University of Nebraska Press | 2017 | TED-Ed | animation | short film