It’s Complicated

Chima Ikoro

July 7, 2023

Sometimes we understand the people we love even though we don’t always agree with them. This workshop dives into what that might entail.

Pre-writing:

Who is someone you admire?
What makes someone a role model, what does not?
What are your personality icks?

Source Material:

“Daddy Dozens” by Jamila Woods

Prompt:

Write an ode to a person who you understand but do not always agree with.

Chima 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.