United is a t-shirt collection that features a recombinant poem. The words printed on the shirts form two-part verses of a poem, and are meant to be worn as pairs—two people, standing side by side. There are many possible combinations: each shirt’s word or phrase can be paired with another shirt in the united collection.

The inspiration for this project came during the run up to the 2016 US presidential election, when I observed deep divisions in the country’s response to the two candidates. The hate directed towards Hilary Clinton in particular was revealing about the status of women in this society.

The three bars represent stylized wings, bird or angel, it’s up to you. They support and lift up the words of the poem.

How to partcipiate

1. 1. Get two shirts, one for you and one for a pal.
2. 2. Wear them together, or apart, and send me a photo.
3. 3. Post to social media with #unitedpoem and tag me, too: @technekai.

Limited t-shirts abvailable for free! Fill out the form 🔗 and I'll be in touch.

T-shirts for purchase

Visit Print All Over Me to shop the collection.

 

The poem

united
we stand
together
united
stronger
here
for us
without walls
with her
now
against hate
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unite (v.) from Late Latin unitus, past participle of unire "to unite, make into one" (transitive), from Latin unus "one" (from Proto-Indo-European root *oi-no- "one, unique"). In use since 15th c. Source