This Poet Just Perfectly Described the Beauty of Accents Through Spoken Word
Award-winning Latina poet Denice Frohman will give you actual chills with this spoken-word piece "Accents." "My mom holds her accent like a shotgun — with two good hands," she starts, giving us a taste of the poetic beauty to come. During the two-minute piece, Denice playfully details the little things her mother says like estrawberry instead of "strawberry" and "ajá" instead of "yes," but the powerful ending is what gets us the most: "Her accent is a stubborn compass always pointing her toward home." That last line perfectly conveys why no one should be ashamed of speaking a little differently. After all, home is where the heart is, right? Watch the full thing above, and then watch this Dominican-American poet take on unjust Latino beauty standards.