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Phoenix Rysing Poets Express Grief through Spoken Word

A creative writing workshop lets Richmond youth address the loss of loved ones to violence, while finding healing and forgiveness through their poetry

“Everything I can’t say, I can write. And then that’s when it comes out.” That’s what Johnae Collins, 16, told Richmond Confidential. Collins is a member of RAW Talent, an after-school creative writing program founded in Richmond, California by Jefferson … Continue reading

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