Elizabeth Acevedo "Hair" - ALL DEF POETRY | All Def Poetry

Today's featured poem is "Hair" by Elizabeth Acevedo. "My mother tells me to fix my hair. And so many words remain unspoken, because all I can reply is, 'You can't fix what was never broken.'" #ElizabethAcevedo #Hair #PoetryIsTruth [ELIZABETH ACEVEDO]   / acevedowrites     / acevedowrites     / elizabethacevedo     / acevedowrites   http://www.acevedopoetry.com/ directed, edited & camera by Anthony Tedesco produced by Samantha Thornhill director of photography: Rod Weber co-producer & camera by John Cassidy associate producer & camera by Jake Cooney, Jordan Katter, Jenée Fowler sound & color by Portable Heroes, LLC, and Sirreel Productions, LLC additional production services: Samantha Speaks, LLC, and Portable Heroes, LLC Subscribe: http://m.alldef.co/AllDefPoetrySub Check out my TopVideos!: http://m.alldef.co/AllDefPoetryTopVideos → CONNECT WITH ALL DEF POETRY ←   / alldefpoetry     / alldefdigital     / alldefdigital   #NewYorkStateofMind #AllDefPoetry About All Def Poetry: All Def Poetry is brought to you by Russell Simmons - a world-renowned champion of the spoken word art form. Fresh, riveting, and featuring some of the best voices in the genre, All Def Poetry brings you the raw power of spoken word! All Def is a multi-platform media company leveraging the cultural power of Hip-Hop, Comedy, Poetry and Social Justice. Hip Hop transcends age, class, gender and geography. It drives the content behind our most popular films, TV programming and even our Broadway shows. Hip Hop also drives significant parts of global culture, and All Def leverages this truth every day. You’ll find our work on HBO, MTV, Fusion, Spotify…and we’re just getting started. And more than anyone, Hip Hop speaks to youth. All Def has leveraged the cultural power of Hip Hop to grow our owned channels to over 10 million fans aged 18-24. Elizabeth Acevedo "Hair" - ALL DEF POETRY | All Def Poetry    • Elizabeth Acevedo "Hair" - ALL DEF POETRY ...   All Def Poetry    / alldefpoetry