Breaking, Orlando, June 2016
This world is breaking
My heart
I can hardly breathe
Let alone write a poem
Something with a message
Pointing toward hope
This world is breaking
My heart
Not the first time,
Not the last
I am not the only one
Most are in anguish
This world is breaking
My heart
Who can we turn to
Who has words of life
Who has love
Stronger than death
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Julie is currently living in the Pacific Northwest. She has traveled and lived for many years abroad mostly in China, Central Asia and India. She brings the wealth of these experiences to her writing.
Hip Hop? It’s the very essence of being a renegade, a cultural revolution born from the raw artistic expression of DJs and MCs back in the day in New York’s park of Sedgwick and Cedar. They were all about bending words, crafting wild sounds with whatever was at hand. The GRAMMY Museum has curated the “Hip Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit” to dive into this journey, showcasing how a 50-year legacy of curiosity has pushed not just the music but the whole hip hop culture forward.
