Memory

#reflecting
Pictures inspire me

i am that little girl
who looked out
at the world
and wanted to mend
the broken pieces
of a community under fire.

– Kiana Davis 2013

Poet Kiana Davis

Kiana Davis was born and raised in Richmond, California. She began writing poetry at the age of 12 to grapple with growing up in a low income community and to help her develop her identity as a young black girl in America. For the past 10 years, she has worked as an educator teaching at-risk youth in Washington State.

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July 12, 2013

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Africa American, Culture, Poetry, Spoken word

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