My Words Consume Me -- An Anthology of Youth Speaks Poets

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780971904736
• ISBN10: 0971904731
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: McSweeney's

Summary

Youth Speaks is building the next generation of leaders through the written and spoken word. A non-profit literary arts, education, and cultural resource center for teenagers, our innovative programs nurture and develop the youth voice and promote positive social dialogue across boundaries of age, race, class, gender, culture, and sexual orientation. We encourage youth to find their own avenues toward creative self-expression, and embrace the collaborative nature of group dynamics and peer-to-peer education. By coupling public performance and publication opportunities with educational workshops, mentoring programs, and cooperative learning, Youth Speaks is committed to creating spaces that celebrate the youth voice and its essential role in the literary continuum. Throughout each facet of the organization, Youth Speaks encourages active literacy, honest writing, and critical thought. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
A'Darius Bell	p. 3
Adam Tapia-Grassi	p. 4
Adriel Luis	p. 8
AnDre Baca	p. 11
Aubrey Barredo	p. 14
Ayoka Stewart	p. 17
Cecilia Kam	p. 25
Chinaka Hodge	p. 30
Darina Nudelman	p. 41
Eli Marienthal	p. 42
Emiliano Bourgois-Chacon	p. 45
Gabe Crane	p. 49
Isaac (Ise Lyfe) Brown	p. 55
Jamie Lau	p. 57
Jason Mateo	p. 59
Katri Foster	p. 64
Keane Dasala	p. 85
Kinich Kota	p. 88
Lauren Quinn	p. 90
Lauren Renee DeArman	p. 93
Luke Brekke-Miesner	p. 95
Mario Yedidia	p. 100
Maureen Farley	p. 102
Monifa Willis	p. 105
Nico Cary	p. 106
Rafael Casal	p. 109
Reynaldo Timosa Novicio, Jr.	p. 112
Sarah Fong	p. 113
Stephen Pickens	p. 115
Tashina Manyak	p. 116
Tyger Walshe	p. 117
Yalie Kamara	p. 123
Awards	p. 129
Biographies	p. 131
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