My poem collection to encourage boys to express themselves in an era where they feel they can’t
Click on the rose to see how I learned to turn pain into beauty
Click either image to see my online flip book!
My book in our school library! I also donated them to hospitals.
When ten of us won the 2024 MY HERO International Film Festival, its co-founder asked all of Ms. Clarissa's students to share our filmmaking tips with the world. Here is what made. Jacob is still editing the second half of this as it's no small job.
My Mission:
I have been writing poetry since 4th grade. At first, I thought I was a terrible poet even though I won awards and wrote in secret. But as life happened, what was once obligatory became catharsis, sanctuary, and therapy. My goal is to share what I’ve discovered with others as the legendary Helen Vendler said even mediocre poetry is valuable as it makes people feel not alone. I may have dragged my feet for so long (4 years from 7th grade), but the good news is I have sold and donated 300 copies of my book to schools and hospitals to heal as science shows reading poetry aloud gives you hope.
This is the story of how I became an “accidental poet” that is part of a 30 minute MY HERO documentary. The MY HERO Project has reached 125 million participants in 197 countries.