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Performed their poem “Home II”

“Poverty isn’t always ripped clothes and dirty cheeks. It is friend’s house for dinner this time. It is no seconds for a while. It is my mom letting me pick any kind of ramen I wanted it and making me think it was a reward.”

Don’t miss this poem from Diamond Mason, performing their poem “Home II”

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Performed at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA

Don’t miss this powerful poem from Diamond Mason, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA