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74. An Impossible Thing to Say Arya Shahi Wonder World Book Cafe'
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YA. Written in verse. Persian American, Omid, speaks Farsi and English and LOVES words, but he can't seem to find the right ones when he needs them, yet. A new found interest in listening to and writing Rap music (with a little help from Shakespeare) makes it possible for Omid to talk about his first crush, communicate with his Iranian grandparents, and share what it's like living in Arizona right after 9/11.
YA fans of poetry, rap, Shakespeare, and stories written in verse, here's to you!
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YA. Written in verse. Persian American, Omid, speaks Farsi and English and LOVES words, but he can't seem to find the right ones when he needs them, yet. A new found interest in listening to and writing Rap music (with a little help from Shakespeare) makes it possible for Omid to talk about his first crush, communicate with his Iranian grandparents, and share what it's like living in Arizona right after 9/11.
YA fans of poetry, rap, Shakespeare, and stories written in verse, here's to you!
Transcript here
8 min