Wanda Coleman

"They Will Starve You"

By Wanda Coleman

Oct 5, 2000 | Los Angeles based author Wanda Coleman is a nationally acclaimed performance poet. She is the author of numerous books of fiction, poetry and prose including "Bathwater Wine," "Imagoes," "Heavy Daughter Blues," "A War of Eyes and Other Stories" and "African Sleeping Sickness."

Ms. Coleman's work can also be found on several spoken word releases including her solo CD "High Priestess of Word."

Listen to this MP3 recording of "They Will Starve You," taken from the CD "Lip," a benefit for Women's Action Coalition.

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