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Arts & Entertainment Narrative Poetry

Invisible

04/19/201710/08/2021 Danyeal Escobar (she/her/hers)

I thought I found a friend I thought I found a best friend Matter of fact I thought I found a sister An older sister

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Arts & Entertainment Community Poetry

Ode to Oppression

02/21/201710/08/2021 Maya Vannini (she/her/hers)

It can be said that advancements have been made, but we minorities are still being played by this age old game their ancestors invented that

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Arts & Entertainment Culture & Identity LGBTQ+ Lifestyle Narrative Poetry

The Problems With Being Bisexual

02/08/201710/08/2021 Zyanna Maynard (she/her/hers)

1. Coming out to your parents is so hard because 9 times out of 10 they will tell you, “Oh honey! You’re just confused” Or

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Arts & Entertainment Community Education Narrative Poetry

Poems Not Prisons

10/06/201610/08/2021 Zyanna Maynard (she/her/hers)

by Zyanna Maynard This poem was originally written for the Fresno stop of the #SchoolsNotPrisons concert tour.   I have always been one of the students

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Arts & Entertainment Community Poetry

Fresno Poets React to Another U.S. Poet Laureate from Valley

09/15/201510/08/2021 Zyanna Maynard (she/her/hers)

FRESNO– Juan Felipe Herrera is the first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate.  As a Central Valley poet, though, it carried further significance for me and my poet friends.

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