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My name is Kamari Bright.

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I'm a poet and video poet in Seattle.

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I started out writing song lyrics and

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then from there did poetry after poetry.

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I wrote the concept for a

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poem that I saw imagery too,

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so I wrote down all the details

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for the imagery and found a

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videographer who could pair

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them together and accidentally

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made my first video poem.

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And after that was created.

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Then I found out there

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was a such thing as video

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poetry, and I've been making

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it since then, people.

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Respond to what I do by saying parts of

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their own story within it.

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I think that's one of my goals

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when I create is to make

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something that helps myself

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and helps others grow and heal.

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So that's kind of one of

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the highest compliments.

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If someone can see themselves or

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see their situation,

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it's something that I've made.

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I feel like I've done what I

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want to do as an artist. It's

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really empowering to create

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spaces for ourselves.

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A lot of times I think we're all raised with

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the expectation that we fit within boxes.

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But I think there's something special

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about creating your own space in

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your own world and your own lane with

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the gifts and talents that you have,

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so that's something that

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I just want to inspire.

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Other young black artists to do.

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Like don't feel like you have

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to fit within a box.

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Create something brand new.

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I would love for young children

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to know that you can create

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anything that you want,

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like you can make your own lane.

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Make your own field,

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create a world that you fit within.

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You don't have to fit within a box.

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Authority made.

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Anything is possible.