Maafa

Abstract

The text that follows is a creative writing manuscript to complete a degree requirement for the University of Washington’s program. It is written by a male descendant of African slaves between the years 2018-2020 AD. The text has several themes revolving around sound and thought, race, recreation and perceptions around labor. It is designed and can solely be used for the purpose of dismantling and documenting the system of oppressions. The Corona Virus pandemic of the year 2020 severely altered the poet’s time to work on manuscript cohesion, so the text looks different than what was hoped. As a result, it includes writing supported by University funding as more a manuscript archive than a single, traditional collection of poetry.