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- Sep 30, 2026
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September 30, 2026 (opens the original)
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This poem is rich with imagery of people coming together. The melding and weaving of dreams and hopes - no matter what station in life you are in or heading. One day, one today is all we have for sure. The now, the moment, the breathe. With hope in 2013 that we could become one, Blanco reached from the earth to the stars, mountains and valleys, classrooms and interstates. Building, stretching, weaving together a life - despite pain, with resilience, with love. Hoping we could become one, may we
September 29, 2026 (opens the original)
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As school starts each year, I ponder the people who have been the bedrock of my own belief that every child deserves a high quality education. And after forty years of working for change I am often baffled that we have not done better.Marion Wright Edelman was one of the first authors that moved me. I wanted to become a school administrator and her belief that every child mattered. It made me realize how much advocating for your own child could change the trajectory of their school experience. A
September 28, 2026 (opens the original)
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I Want to Be Reincarnated as Gloria Steinemby Wilma MankillerIf I ever reincarnate,I want to return as Gloria Steinem. To have a sharp mind, wit,and an unwavering faith in people.To be able to be a sister toeverything that exists in creation:women, men, children,plants, animals, the stars,the water, and the wind.To face all life’s burdens squarelyand dance anyway.To work tirelessly for a just societyand find something to laugh about every day.To be one of the most important women of the century,
Let Me Tell You What a Poem Brings by Juan Filepe Herrara (opens the original)
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Let Me Tell You What a Poem BringsBefore you go further,let me tell you what a poem brings,first, you must know the secret, there is no poemto speak of, it is a way to attain a life without boundaries,yes, it is that easy, a poem, imagine me telling you this,instead of going day by day against the razors, well,the judgments, all the tick-tock bronze, a leather jacketsizing you up, the fashion mall, for example, fromthe outside you think you are being entertained,when you enter, things change, yo
You Know Me by Valeria Ruiz (opens the original)
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“I wrote this poem during a time of deep hopelessness about my future and education as a Hispanic immigrant in the United States. It reflects my frustration with the systemic inequalities that often favor those with financial advantages, leaving immigrants like me feeling like outsiders in a country that’s supposed to offer opportunities. As I watched my friends with citizenship access the resources I really wanted, I felt unwanted, and a wave of longing for my home country. This poem expresses
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