I believe the effect of poetry is abstract. I believe in a metaphor’s capacity to break past the surface, to connect with an audience’s humanity, to cut at someone’s emotions and appeal to their morality and empathy.

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We are the generation of movers and shakers. We are the generation to create revolutions out of rubble, crafting invincible change out of institutional oppression. As you develop your social movement to positively impact your campus, community, state or nation, it is important to develop key values of what you stand for, what you hope to achieve, and why your work matters

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Behold the classic college crisis: upon walking across the graduation stage, enjoying the sweet sun of the summer, and finally entering college in the fall, you realize that you spent the last four years completely unprepared for the circumstances you encounter in a university.

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