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Spoken Word Saved My Life: Poetry as a Form of Resistance

From: Academic Well-Being of Racialized Students

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This chapter explores how poetry saved the author’s life, and is a means to give voice to marginalized individuals.

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Zain Meghji

Zain Meghji has a Bachelor of Social Work from Nicola Valley Institute of Technology. They identify as being non-binary Ismaili Muslim and living with chronic illness. Zain uses poetry to reflect on their daily life and strongly believes that poetry is a form of transformative social justice. Zain currently works as a social worker advocating for youth in BC.