A short line disrupts the poem's flow, drawing attention to itself. Additionally, Hammad says this line with an American-style tone reminiscent of Black-centered rap and hip-hop practices; this reveals a geographical and cultural context which influences her poem's sound.
Performance
Duration
00:35
Factual and definite in tone through Hammad's return to a lower pitch at the end of her line. The word "kill" is stretched. The shortness seems like another disruption from the flow of this poem, as seen prior with "I know that beat" in the fourth line.
Performance
Duration
00:36
Hammad sustains the word "die" to accentuate it.
What I Will
00:00 / 00:00
00:12 - 00:12
A short line disrupts the poem's flow, drawing attention to itself. Additionally, Hammad says this line with an American-style tone reminiscent of Black-centered rap and hip-hop practices; this reveals a geographical and cultural context which influences her poem's sound.
Duration
Timbre
00:35 - 00:36
Factual and definite in tone through Hammad's return to a lower pitch at the end of her line. The word "kill" is stretched. The shortness seems like another disruption from the flow of this poem, as seen prior with "I know that beat" in the fourth line.