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>> hi, my name is katie the my first poem is "chipped blue nail polish." heads of the ground focus on her hands, altern ating expressions, multicolored moods, unpredictable. [applause] my second poem is about pro craffletination. that day i had a panic attack. i spent $20 for my class. running late, half-assepd and i still spent $20 for that class. red lights almost every black -- block. the traffic nearly made my heart stop. i ran through my class presentation straight out of the cab....

-- she gets all as. shes on the honor roll. >> oh, my god. i cant believe it? you see? i am capeable. dont call me dummy. now who do you think schnur i am a girl with just good grades. >> the morale of this story is that no matter what people think about you, all you have to do is show who you really are. even if the situation isnt good for you, you must make the best effort you can and you will succeed in this life. jenny chuasiriporn did -- life. [cheers and applause] >> all right. y...

youll find letters to no one, objects found and lost, a plastic white fan, contradictory j. -- jade green, city grids, the last bite of an ice cream cone. these are all my names. i savor these words on the tip of my tongue. a book of lives lived in my right hand. i caught your pen in the other. all the rivers flower into the sea. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> next up is -- next up is marcela ortiz. >> ok. this is the first time im reading in front of people. ok. all right. this i...

sitting around talking nonsense? the same nonsense that finally changed the 19th amendment. yes we can vote. i can see abigail adams sitting and clutching her scorching hot cup of joe, john adams saying sit down and drink your damn coffee, woman. she really was the brains of the outfit. my mother is overworked, tired, but her still solid body stood hard as a rock. im not going to cry, as a tear falls down from her face. dont cry, mom, dont cry. [cheers and applause] >> that was her fir...

[applause] >> in an urban high school in the science laboratory lab, two girls are discussing their project. >> you dont even know what you are doing the -- doing. youre dumb. >> you test too much. >> the day has come. the projects are to be returned. >> see, i told you? mine was the best. i told you, dummy. besides, let me see what you guys have. >> you know, im leaving. after school, alice and delores park thinking about human behavior. >> i dont know what people want to -- from me, ...

>> hi, my name is katie the my first poem is "chipped blue nail polish." heads of the ground focus on her hands, altern ating expressions, multicolored moods, unpredictable. [applause] my second poem is about pro craffletination. that day i had a panic attack. i spent $20 for my class. running late, half-assepd and i still spent $20 for that class. red lights almost every black -- block. the traffic nearly made my heart stop. i ran through my class presentation straight out of the cab....

community for writers who have been with writers corps for a while and the program is no longer available, i am going to truce them all at once and then theyre going to just do their poems. so first id like to bring up sandra. sandra? >> hi, how are you, everybody. i home youre enjoying the show and that -- im nervous. so -- i think i will cry. im just acting. dont worry. and two years ago i came here at the same place and i was reading poetry, but the difference from then to now is th...

community for writers who have been with writers corps for a while and the program is no longer available, i am going to truce them all at once and then theyre going to just do their poems. so first id like to bring up sandra. sandra? >> hi, how are you, everybody. i home youre enjoying the show and that -- im nervous. so -- i think i will cry. im just acting. dont worry. and two years ago i came here at the same place and i was reading poetry, but the difference from then to now is th...

been with writers corps for a while and the program is no longer available, i am going to truce them all at once and then theyre going to just do their poems. so first id like to bring up sandra. sandra? >> hi, how are you, everybody. i home youre enjoying the show and that -- im nervous. so -- i think i will cry. im just acting. dont worry. and two years ago i came here at the same place and i was reading poetry, but the difference from then to now is that i couldnt speak english. so ...

>> hi, my name is katie the my first poem is "chipped blue nail polish." heads of the ground focus on her hands, altern ating expressions, multicolored moods, unpredictable. [applause] my second poem is about pro craffletination. that day i had a panic attack. i spent $20 for my class. running late, half-assepd and i still spent $20 for that class. red lights almost every black -- block. the traffic nearly made my heart stop. i ran through my class presentation straight out of the cab....