Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner

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09/24/14

United Nations Climate Summit Opening Ceremony – A poem to my Daughter

On 23 September 2014, I  addressed the Opening Ceremony of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit. I performed my new poem entitled “Dear Matafele Peinem” written to my daughter. My full statement, along with a live performance of the poem, can be viewed below, followed by the studio version, and the full text of the poem itself: The clip below is… Read More

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