Finding Home Through Poetry | Najwa Zebian | TEDxCoventGardenWomen

Drawing on her experiences growing up in different countries and struggling to find a place where she felt she belonged, Najwa Zebian revelas the power of the spoken and written word. She demonstra...

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Translator: Nivin Burhan Reviewer: Hélène VernetFor me, being here is the definition of vulnerability,and I could have a speech that's scripted and rehearsed a million times,but you're going to see a different side of methan the side that I know and the side that you know,if you already know me.I am going to begin with a poem that I wrote."I had no home, and with that I was content,because I never knew what it felt like to feel like home.So you built a home for me,and all of my scattered pieces suddenly came together.Somewhere, I put my heart to sleep as you cradled my worries away.I woke up one day cold, abandoned,without a roof on top, without windows or walls,without you.And you wonder why I'm so unable to let you go.B...