Poemas Out Loud

Tune in to a soul-filled conversation with Alma Gonzalez where we discuss linguistic historical legacies and navigating life and school after moving from Mexico to the U.S. in the 1990’s. We discuss her language journey and how it shaped her identity throughout childhood.

In this episode, Christina Salazar, a senior at Morristown High School, reads us her poem "Yo soy." Inspired by George Ella Lyon's poem "Where I'm From," Christy uses anaphora to tell a lyrical story about her childhood memories in Sonora, Mexico.

Christina Salazar's poem, Yo soy, was inspired by George Ella Lyon's poem, Where I'm From. Using anaphora as a literary device throughout, this lyrical childhood poem is one that warms the heart! In this episode, Christina reads her poem to us, shares childhood memories, and dives deeper into the symbolism and meaning behind her words.

¡Hola a todes! Welcome to Poemas Out Loud; a bilingual podcast that features multilingual speakers reading linguistically diverse poems in English, Spanish, Mam and other home languages in the Americas. Gracias, and we hope you enjoy the show!