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‘Tell your story’: The power of poetry to help kids cope National Geographic © Photograph by Patrick Semansky-Pool / Getty Images Words matter Award-winning teen poet Mckalah Jimenez has been writing poetry since she was nine years old, but it became a lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her family was struggling to pay rent, she couldn’t focus on her virtual classes, and she hadn’t seen her best friend for months.  When she felt overwhelmed with anxiety, poetry was a release a way for her to express her emotions and regain a sense of control. “I was writing more and more, and I came up with poems every single day,” says Jimenez, who is currently a junior in high school. “Poetry helped me take my mind off being kept away from the outside world.”

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