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I Came to this Country on the Head of a Crocodile

Excerpt

As an alien, I came to this country on the head of a crocodile,
to be recognized in this land of the free.
I came prepared without any load.
As an alien in this land
Of milk and something,
I have nothing yet in plenty.

Mayi Ojisua

NWA’s Writing Workshop at the Bezazian Branch Library in Uptown

The Neighborhood Writing Alliance (NWA) provokes dialogue and promotes change by creating opportunities for adults in low-income Chicago neighborhoods to write, publish, and perform works about their lives. These works are published in the award-winning Journal of Ordinary Thought.