'Am I not an immigrant?' Echoes of Sojourner Truth in this Seattleite's poem
![caption: Seattle Civic Poet Claudia Castro Luna](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/263232938a49c9a1b27f2bd52fc7a297.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=924&h=634)
Bill Radke and Elizabeth Austen mark International Women's Day with a conversation about a poem that echoes across 150 years of activism.
Seattle civic poet Claudia Castro Luna performs Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?" It's based on a speech Truth gave at a women's rights convention in 1851. Castro Luna responds with a poem of her own reflecting her perspective as an immigrant from El Salvador in "Am I Not An Immigrant?"
Bonus: Read an essay by Castro Luna about her experience as an immigrant to the United States.
Castro Luna was one of more than a dozen authors raising their voices at "Writers Resist: A Celebration of Free Speech" at Seattle's Town Hall in January.
Castro Luna is nearing the end of a two-year term as Seattle's first civic poet. The City of Seattle is seeking the next Civic Poet.