Yesterday I was teaching a poetry workshop and a young girl’s poem about being Black broke my heart. I remember being her age and living with a similar pain. Yesterday was cathartic.
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Published by 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. View more posts