'As a poet, I’m challenged to look at the complications and nuances of this discussion, flush them out and then share that with my community and the people around me through my work.'
of people under 30 saying it should be legal. Young people are taking to the streets to protest, lobbying their elected officials and taking to activism in droves to make abortion accessible for those who need it. is using her writing to affirm the need for abortion care and to reach those most impacted by anti-choice legislation. Tell me a little about yourself. How does one become a National Youth Poet Laureate? What brought you down that path?I’m Alyssa Gaines. I’m 18 years old.
I got involved with different organizations around the city. Through these organizations, I strengthened my technical skills. I was named the local Youth Poet Laureate for Indianapolis, and then recently the Regional Youth Poet Laureate for the Midwest, competing against other local laureates and then competing against the regional laureates. I became the National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States.That’s really cool.
As a poet, I’m challenged to look at the complications and nuances of this discussion, flush them out and then share that with my community and the people around me through my work. As a poet, I’m challenged to look at the complications and nuances of this discussion, flush them out and then share that with my community and the people around me through my work.I’m exploring even more nuanced gender, religion, intersections with capital and race, and also considering the role that location plays in impacting our perspective. These are topics that I’m generally interested in, in my writing, but I’m approaching them through a new lens with a new goal.
It’s my responsibility to reach out and try to connect to those people instead of just writing them off. It sounds like you’re using your poetry to process a lot. Is there anything that’s been bringing you hope or joy lately? Tell me a little bit about how you’re taking care of yourself. At times like this where, you know, everything is amplified through social media, where there’s crisis after crisis, it’s hard to write sometimes.
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