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Community Poetry

Ode to Oppression

02/21/201708/01/2024 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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Culture & Identity LGBTQ+ Narrative Poetry

The Problems With Being Bisexual

02/08/201708/01/2024 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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Community Education Narrative Poetry

Poems Not Prisons

10/06/201608/01/2024 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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Community Poetry

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

09/15/201508/01/2024 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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