Little Did I Know
Creator
Rossana Reis
Title
Little Did I Know
Date
2015
Medium
Poetry
Text
Little did I know
Arara was my nickname
Given by meu pai moreno
Because I liked to talk
Like a macaw
Little did I know
At the time
Arara was from Tupi
So was mandioca
Used in pão de queijo
Little did I know
At the time
Every nutty, fruity, sweet bite
Was from Tupi
Caju, maracujá, goiabada
Little did I know
At the time
The many colors of skin
Were cores de cunhadismo
Little did I know
At the time
The fazendas were stolen lands
Little did I know...
Arara was my nickname
Given by meu pai moreno
Because I liked to talk
Like a macaw
Little did I know
At the time
Arara was from Tupi
So was mandioca
Used in pão de queijo
Little did I know
At the time
Every nutty, fruity, sweet bite
Was from Tupi
Caju, maracujá, goiabada
Little did I know
At the time
The many colors of skin
Were cores de cunhadismo
Little did I know
At the time
The fazendas were stolen lands
Little did I know...
Citation
Rossana Reis, “Little Did I Know,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed April 20, 2024, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/674.