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How Poetry is My Weapon | Malaya Ulan | TEDxPenn
TEDx Talksยท 2025-10-23 15:27
[Music] I stand 5 foot2 100 pounds and people may think I'm defenseless. Little do they know, I have a secret weapon, my pen. Although that's honestly more of a metaphor cuz I lowkey just use my phone to write. In this box of weaponry, I have created poems which speak to my truths, often not centered in a euroentric society. Through my poems, I've highlighted the stories of my people, my mother's ancestry, my legacy, my birthright. Through my artillery, I have created self-defense tactics against depression ...