So since I've been living in South Africa, I've been fortunate to be actively involved in the slam poetry scene here. A few months ago, I received the incredible opportunity to have one of my pieces featured in an upcoming film entitled, "They Go to Die", which profiles the lives of several men working in gold mining industry of South Africa. The director has just released the portion of the film that will be featuring my poem and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. This is an important issue that I have become extremely passionate about during my time here and I hope that this poem, as well as the film as a whole, can humanize an issue that is so often trapped within the confines of academia and medical journals.
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