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Posted on December 18, 2021December 18, 2021

Closter Park

I have always believed that all places have stories.  Special places that share tales with those willing to listen. Open ears and hearts to those who came before us. The…

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Posted on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

Salinas Youth Poet Laureate

I have had the extreme privilege and honor of being selected as the 2021 Salinas Youth Poet Laureate. Thank you to everyone who has shown their love and support. I…

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Posted on April 10, 2021

When You Feed A System Its People- All In For Equity MCOE

To the class of 2018, the eagles flying towards the sun. Please, don’t forget us ——– Recently, I’ve been thinking about the story when you give a mouse a cookie.…

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Posted on March 27, 2021December 18, 2021

SALAS

In my freshman year of college, I was a part of a history research project. Its goal was to find out the history of Salinas and study its immigration patterns,…

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Posted on August 5, 2020

Hand-Me-Down Box

The women in my family have charms and secrets hidden in a hand me down box We do not talk about the contents inside, not a tale to tell twice…

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Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

CONQUEROR

You stole every one of our stories, Chest blossoming with anger when we dare to claim anything.  The locks that fed and grew Nations.  You call it past when it…

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Posted on June 4, 2020

‘For George Floyd’ Performed at Salinas Rally

Maybe one day he will stumble upon a story. A man with the name os Floyd, the marches that were held in his name, the air that his people breathed…

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Posted on May 30, 2020May 31, 2020

For George Floyd

Poem transcribed as performed. Help me… I can’t breathe… He’s going to kill me… Trigger finger, counterfeit bill, telling the officer he can’t breathe 15 times, one time too many.…

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