“Poetry is when you can express yourself, you can be yourself, and it is a really happy place.”
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Thomas Williams Jr., a fifth grader at Encompass Academy, presents his poem at the 2024 Oakland Poetry Slam.
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Fourth grader Joseph Brown of Encompass Academy performs his poem, “Where I Belong”, at the 2024 Oakland Poetry Slam.
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Rohiina Faafiti, a fifth grader from La Escuelita Elementary School, performs her poem “Berkeley Baby” at the 2024 Oakland Poetry Slam.
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Fourth grader Jade Walker performs her winning poem (“Best Performance”) at the 2024 Oakland Poetry Slam.
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Fourth grader Frieda Ramos-Junck from Cleveland Elementary School performs her winning poem, “I Love my Team”, at the 2024 Oakland Poetry Slam. Frieda secured the top prize at the event.
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Poet-Athlete Jamie Wu from Hillcrest Elementary School in San Francisco gives a graduation speech that speaks to all of us.
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“The Light to a New World” by Roselyn of Short Elementary School in San Rafael. This poem was written the week of May 24, 2020.
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The moving words of SCORES poets during quarantine.
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Meet 2020 SCORES Poet-Athlete Laureate Isabelle Tam
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