Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

Who is Maymuun from the poem, "Maymuun's Mouth, in the collection, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth?

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Maymuun is a young woman, who leaves her home country behind and begins a new life in a foreign country. She works hard to lose her accent and change her appearance to fit in with where she has moved. She later becomes a dancer and is focused on maintaining her looks.

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Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth