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Dr. Maya Angelou said that there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of yourself.
As a reading and writing teacher, I believe in teaching stories.
I believe in teaching students to share them.
I believe in teaching them to speak.
I believe it is valuable for them to have the chance to see my authentic voice as a writer in the real world presented in these posts. That is, after all, the purpose of writing—to share it with an audience. To speak. To tell a story like only you can.
This is what it looks like when MnikesaSpeaks.
(Photo by: Rachel Liu-Ballard)
tke the beans--
fresh, aromatic, full
perhaps of the memories
of life in the field.
grind them.
grate them so they forget
that they were once flowers.
scald the remains.
press.
press.
press.
have you noticed that
this could be a poem
about coffee
or stress?
the taking, the grinding
the grating, the scalding,
the made-to-be-forgetting
the press
the press
the press
