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Death and Love: The Poetry of Afghanistan's Women - YouTube

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Death and Love: The Poetry of Afghanistan's Women - YouTube

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What do these poems allow women to do?

What do you learn about the way the poems are written and collated?

Why do they have to keep their poems a secret?

What themes or issues do the women write about?

What consequences would the women face if they were caught? Why do they take such great risk?

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A1: These poems allow the women to be free. Many people dismiss the idea of feminism or women standing up for their rights, especially in such conservative and oppressive areas. Because these women cannot openly express what they feel, in fear of getting harmed, abused or wrongly punished, they sort of blow off steam through poetry and their words.

A2: The poems were written in a way that they can not only display their rage but most importantly, spread an important message. For example, the line we heard in the beginning "You won't allow me to go to school, I won't become a doctor. Remember this: One day, you will be sick.". The writer is clearly trying to prove the importance of education and how the outcome will eventually be of service to others. But because it's from the perspective of a woman, it might not be taken seriously or respected, which is why we still need these messages to stop the oppressors.

A3: It has been said in the video that poetry by women is HEAVILY looked down upon, to the point where the writers may be killed. Even the parents of the late poet who committed suicide, want to hide the fact that she had a passion for writing poetry and standing up for her rights, even hiding the real reason for her death.

A4: The women are writing about the issues and discrimination they face for not only being women but also writing poetry, a subject/occupation that is shamed and looked down upon, only when a woman takes part in it. These women can play an important part in literature when it comes to their experiences as being part of a minority that has been abused for a long time.

A5: I think other than death, it would even ruin their social status, not only for them but for their families. In places like India and Afghanistan, the family's whole reputation depends on the women of the family. This is also shown in the segment of the late poet's family. Their reaction was overall very secretive and almost ashamed.

A6: A very important part of protesting for the people you feel are constantly abused is risk. No matter the cost, they have very strong willpower. A battle through poetry seems unlikely but it's a creative form that tells us stories and experiences, while also showing the strength they possess. So risky or not, these women will never stop fighting for their kind, for the present and the future.

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These poems allow the women and girls in Afghanistan
to express themselves, as the situation is really bad there, the women are not able to fully express themselves and do something that is extraordinary or have much participation in education, as teenage girls get married at 15/16. The poems need to be kept as a secret, because in Afghanistan, the women don't really have much power, as said in the video, they are "submissive and defeated", and if someone finds out that they are writing poems, the consequences can be that the girl will be beaten, or can even be killed. This is the least they can do to be heard, they use pen names so that their identity doesn't show, and so that they'll stay safe, but it's still a challenge. 1 of the poem was about how girls don't have access to many things, and they are only used or there for marriage, cooking in the kitchen and taking care of the house, and that they shouldn't be allowed to do anything.

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A1: Maybe it allows them to express their felling.
A3: I think they kept it secret as people use to think good girls are not meant to write poems.
A4: Women doesn't write about only one theme or issue it depends on the woman on which theme or issue they want to write about.
A5: If they are caught they may get punished or killed as people some people think that women are meant to work at home and not go out or work and earn money but they do it hoping somebody will hear their voice. Some of them even write poems to express their felling.

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A1: Due to the women being oppressed by the Taliban, and their voices being taken away, they find a way to express their feelings through poems, as it is the only way they can communicate. It gives them the voice that has been taken away.

A2: The poems show the trials and tribulations that the women have to face, their sadness, sorrow and anger is written in a form of words that are meaningful and convey a lot of emotions.

A3: They have to keep their identities hidden to avoid putting their lives at risk and putting themselves in danger. If anyone finds out that women are writing poems, they’ll try to punish them simply for expressing their troubles. Which is a sad reality.

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A1: These poems allow women to express themselves and fight against gender inequality enforced by the Taliban as well as stand against gender norms or standards in society. They empower the women of Afghanistan and give them a voice against inequality and oppression.

A2: The poems are simple and short, but at the same time very moving and powerful. They are formed in groups, and the women feed off of each other's ideas and thoughts to create powerful poems. They tell the story and perspective of Afghanistan's women, and reveal harsh truths using wit and clever wordplay. Their rage and frustration can be felt through the poems, which just displays how suffocated and helpless they may feel.

A3: Women have to use pen names to hide their identity, because writing poems in the Taliban oppressed Afghanistan can lead to jail, and being beaten.

A4: The main themes take on by the poems are gender inequality, oppression, education, death and love.

A5: The authors of the poems could face jail time, getting beaten and even death.

A6: They feel suffocated and helpless in the taliban suppressed Afghanistan, and these poems give them a way to fight against that oppression. The situation is so bad in Afghanistan, that they are willing to risk their lives to fight against the system. They are battling not only for themselves  but for future generations and for women hundreds of years from now. They're basically saying, what's a life without education, what's a life where you're married at a young age, what's a life where you don't have freedom of though or expression.

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1. The poems allow the women to express their thoughts, their ideas and what they think about the gender inequality in Afghanistan. "Poetry is the women's movement from inside" The poem allow them to have a free space without any rules that they have to follow. The poem also inspires other women to stand up for themselves.

2. The poems are written to showcase some import issues that need to be tackled and are written to express their thoughts with their anger and rage submerged into the poem. There is also a group that was mentioned in the video which has different professors and different women who wan to write poems.

3. They have to keep their poems a secret by using pen names because if they don't they will be abused, beaten up, sent to jail or even killed.

4. They write poems on themes like gender inequality, and lack of education for girls.

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1-The poems allowed to express their grief and inequality that they face in their daily life's

2- The woman use pen names to collate their work because otherwise they will beaten and killed for writing poems. The poems are majorly related to the suffering and inequality in Afghan. They come in groups and use mobile phones for communications to collate the work.

3-Writing poetry by women is a taboo in Afghan and hence if they are caught doing such a thing they are beaten or killed for this work of theirs.

4- They need to express their situation to the world and show them that they are equal in all respects .

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1. These poems allow women to say what they feel and what they go through when they are  forced to marry at an early age and what they go through like they are not allowed to study or do poetry.
2. The way these poems are written in pseudonyms and they create groups of women who like poetry and write all of it.
3. They keep their poems a secret because if they show these to other people those people will either kill them or beat them up to stop them from doing all of this.
4. The main issues that they write are how they are not allowed to study and how they are married at a young age to people 20 years older than them.
5. The consequences of writing poetry and getting caught they are killed or jailed and they will never be able to write again.
6. They still take the risk because they want to tell the world how and what they feel about what is happening to them.

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1. These poems allow women to express themselves without being punished. as they are deprived of the rights to be heard, and their voices are shut.
2. The women form groups, and then create poems together.
3. As they have strict rules in their society, they can keep their identities a secret, they can then express themselves and raise their voices, not having to suffer any consequences.
4. women write about love and death, both emotional topics.