Janice Mirikitani Professions : Poet Born : February 4, 1941 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Janice Mirikitani I found that my wounds begin to heal when the voices of those endangered by silence are given power. The silence of hopelessness, of despair buried in the depths of poverty, violence, racism are more deadly than bullets. The gift of light, in our compassion, our listening, our works of love is the gift of life to ourselves. Janice Mirikitani light compassion love-is We were made to believe / our faces betrayed us. / Our bodies were loud / with yellow / screaming flesh / needing to be silenced / behind barbed wire. Janice Mirikitani yellow war believe Bad women celebrate themselves. Janice Mirikitani bad-woman celebrate I am iron butterfly ... / I am she/we / of flesh / and iron / and silk wings, / healing, flying / into a gentle blue sky. Janice Mirikitani confidence butterfly healing Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
