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American Arithmetic

American Arithmetic | Poem by Natalie Diaz | Film by Mohammed Hammad

“I am begging: Let me be lonely but not invisible.” This Motionpoems film directed by Mohammed Hammad features Natalie Diaz’s poem “American Arithmetic,” which appeared in the anthology Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation (Penguin Books, 2017) edited by John Freeman.

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Natalie Diaz
American Arithmetic
Motionpoems
short film
Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation
Penguin Books
2017

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