No not Monique the comedienne, but Monique from Salinas, the 26 year old Alvarez graduate with a Masters in Poetry. We continue to find the people that make this such a great community to live in and Monique is a true gem for this city. She shares several of her poems with us and if you have spent any time in Salinas you will autimatically be transported to the places in her poetry. Instantly you become a child again and her words are so descriptive you can almost smell the air described in her poems. She is truly a great citizen of Salinas and a very talented poet.