Fight, Flight or Food
Chima “Naira” Ikoro
November 11, 2022
This workshop explores food as a metaphor for survival and perseverance.
Source Material:
- Second Generation Ars Poetica by Monica Sok
- Ode to Hunger by Sarah Nguyen
Prewriting:
- Make a list of foods that were significant to you growing up, this could be food that you liked to eat, food that you weren’t allowed to eat or food that you are connected to culturally.
Prompt: Write a poem or prose piece about how food can relate to perseverance.
Chima “Naira” Ikoro
Chima “Naira” Ikoro (she/they) is an interdisciplinary writer, a student of the Young Chicago Authors’ space since 2014, and a Louder Than A Bomb alum. With poetry as her first language, she took fifth place at the Women of The World Poetry slam in 2020. Currently, she is the Community Organizing section editor at South Side Weekly, and the co-founder of a mutual aid organization, Blck Rising. More info on Chima “Naira” Ikoro…