My Life Lesson (Maria Alejandra Hernandez)

During each year of Poetry in Place, students flourish as they transform into poets, and this year was no exception. At one of our workshops, we had the privilege of welcoming local community leaders to come share their stories, and it was from these inspiring conversations that students of Marshall Math Science Academy created poetry

Let Her Light Shine (Aaysha Noor)

At one of our workshops, we had the privilege of welcoming local community leaders to come share their stories, and it was from these inspiring conversations that students of Marshall Math Science Academy created poetry as witness to the legacy of these leaders.

Becoming a Badger

Sometimes I feel like a badger. A badger that’s digging and digging through the earth trying to find some sort of food. Something to sustain them and keep them going through life. This analogy might sound weird, but stay with me. The work that has interested me the most in my time as a fellow