KUOW's #NewsPoet: Imani Sims
Today KUOW launches a new series celebrating Pacific Northwest writers.
We invite local poets to write an original piece inspired by a KUOW news story.
It's called NewsPoet and our first is Seattle-based poet Imani Sims.
Sims wrote her poem after listening to an interview on The Record about how uncomfortable we are talking about race.
It's called "Better Than Captivity:"
What is it to know
The cliff inside out?
Rewound tapes: discard.
Unbow the knees: pray
Upright at the sun.
Greet the open: surrender.
Inhale hummingbird hymns.
Play without apology.
Loosen hips in red
Silk. We have become
Our ancestors whisper
Against constellation sky.
Unleash god from ribs:
Spill out into today
A song locked on
Taste buds: key
The self into timeless
Abundance: watch the spill
On pavement spread
Black within city limits.
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Casey Martin
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Casey Martin is a general assignment reporter who has covered everything from political protests to electric scooters. He is almost always out in the field where the news happens. Casey has reported on extremism, houselessness, politics and Seattle’s nightlife.
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