Meet 2020 Poet-Athlete Laureate: April Barrios-Escobar
April Barrios-Escobar. 2020 America SCORES Bay Area Poet-Athlete Laureate.
Fourth-grader April Barrios-Escobar from E.R. Taylor Elementary School in San Francisco is one of America SCORES Bay Area’s four 2020 Poet-Athlete Laureates. These exceptional poets were the 2020 winners of their regional poetry slams and were selected for their outstanding poetry and inspiring spoken word performances.
SCORES poet-athlete laureates serve as ambassadors in their communities and will be encouraged to share their words through local, regional, and national poetry events, contests, and publications.
April presented her poem “In Other Words” during National Poetry Month on KALW Radio.
”In Other Words” by April Barrios-Escobar
In other words
standing on the sun
In the windy day
dreaming about something
I jump off the sun
And I land on a garden with flowers
I smell the flowers
then I walk away
And find a house
Inside the house
There is food
I eat it
And I leave
I follow the path of footprints that are big
And I end up seeing a mammoth
He is tall
I climb on him
And I ride all the way to Mexico
And The path ended
I went home
And ate
And went fast asleep
In my bed
I enjoyed My trip
To my vacation
It was amazing
But tomorrow will be a new day
With so many trips