Suheir Hammad Quotes

United States, Poet
October 25, 1973

Suheir Hammad is an American poet, author, performer, and political activist. She was born in Amman, Jordan. Her parents were Palestinian refugees who immigrated along with their daughter to Brooklyn, New York City when she was five years old. Her parents later moved to Staten Island.

I think of feminism as a socially just and imaginative world.

Suheir Hammad
- World
- Feminism
- Socially
Life is a right, not collateral or casual.

Suheir Hammad
- Life
- Right
- Collateral

Writing must always have intention because words have power.

Suheir Hammad
- Power
- Word
- Intention
I've read too many books to believe what I am told.

Suheir Hammad
- Believe
- Read
- Told
Do not fear what has blown up. If you must, fear the unexploded.

Suheir Hammad
- Fear
- Blown Up
I will dance and resist and dance and persist and dance. This heartbeat is louder than death.

Suheir Hammad
- Dance
- Heartbeat
- Persist
I cried when i saw those buildings collapse on themselves like a broken heart.

Suheir Hammad
- Collapse
- Buildings
- Cried
I came from a traditional immigrant family where education meant there were only a few valid paths: doctor or lawyer - and I didnt want to be either one.

Suheir Hammad
- Want
- Education
- Immigrant

The machine will grind you down, but the machine is not bigger than the imagination. Rome fell in a day. We know this.

Suheir Hammad