Poetry Unbound

Victoria Adukwei Bulley — not quiet as in quiet but

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Dec 5, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Belonging's Complex Layers

  • Paudrigo Tuma shares how words like "belonging" can have layered, complex meanings in social contexts.
  • He explains his evolving understanding of belonging through experiences in conflict resolution.
INSIGHT

The Many Faces of Quiet

  • Victoria Adukwei Bulley's poem exposes the many layers and meanings embedded in the word "quiet."
  • It challenges the simplistic notion of quietness, revealing it to be peaceful, repressive, nuanced, and political simultaneously.
INSIGHT

Quiet as a Tool and Mask

  • The poem reveals that "quiet" can mask inequalities and silencing, depending on who defines it.
  • Quiet can be used to suppress dissent and frame conflicts as objectively balanced, limiting voices of protest.
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