The series will be focused on the showcase of Nambo original poetry throughout the years. You will listen from social justice that connects to current events to inspirational thoughts to empower. Anyone can benefit listening to poetry and hear word for word.
Welcome to Season 4 of Nambo Poetry! To start of this season, this poem focuses and reminds one to keep on going like a marigold.
As the season finale, this episode digs deeper on the emotions and internal conflicts that one goes through on a daily basis. If you or someone you know is suffering any mental health crisis, help is available. Please reach out to someone you trust or feel free to use these resources: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 988. The Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741. The National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1-800-799-7233 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline: Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357). The Veteran's Crisis Line: Call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, or text 838255. Regardless of your mental health status, it is truly important to take care of yourself, whether it is spending time with loved ones, exercising, reading a good book, singing out to your favorite songs, working on a project or spending time with hobbies and personal interests. Please feel free to share the provided resources to your loved ones or on social media.
Writing the Narrative focuses on how life is compared to a book and how its often rewritten.
This poem goes down memory lane in which one goes to a pathway as a child and returns as an adult while remembering the memories made as a child.
The Dreamer focuses on their dreams yet understanding their reality.
This poem discusses on how moving on can be a challenge but also something to look forward into the next step.
This poem reminds one how the summer season is different then all other seasons throughout the year.
This poem focuses on the origin of hate: schools and how it brings an impact to hate within the world around us.
To start off season 3, this poem focuses the solitude/loneliness can be considered as an addiction as well as the consequences behind the addiction. This episode will also discuss behind Nambo Poetry during the last year.
Divine and Memorable is a piece recalling memories occuring in a coffee shop years ago.
This poem is about the act of missing someone close to you can provide a reminder of how relationships are needed.
This poem focuses on the appreciation of people around you and how kindness and likeness plays a factor.
This poem reminds how important and essential educators are all year long.
The Corner of 3rd and Pearl paints an event of a girl and her transition to become a woman.
Dear Mentor is essentially a letter to thank a mentor and how their support and significance in hope has brought one to grow.
This poem will focus on the rise of modern art that is often shown in many coffee shops and in various social media: coffee art.
As the very first poem published in a literary magazine, The Love, Pain and the Independence is about each concept in their own descriptive situation.
This poem encourages representation and presence in a person wherever space one goes. By being present, in a space, a person's existence becomes noticeable and powerful.
As the first poem of Season 2, Changes brings awareness and brings thoughts and even questions the change.
In this final poem of the season, Product of Tomorrow shapes hope and an act of awareness for a better tomorrow than the present today.
This poem focuses on the meaning of one's identity and the impact behind it.
This poem brings a scope of language communication while providing awareness.
This poem defines the meaning of a friend, and the importance of a friendship.
This poem teaches to accept saying no for the better. By doing so, it creates awareness in one's self.
This poem presents the importance acknowledgement to women and their presence.
This poem tells a story about the impact of a known stranger to someone and the random acts of the impact.
This poem takes on an image as well having flashback reflective moments of what occured in the past.
This poem focuses on the current traumas impacting the United States.
This poem expresses and acknowledges the problems that is faced by the United States of America. Often times, one is wanting to live and to enjoy The American Dream, but its not the case.
This poem crafts the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. It also paints a picture of the weather that occurs.
This poem brings the idea of hope despite struggles that are brought to one's attention. By hard work that is being placed, one can become a champion.
This poem provides a focus on the need of hope within the world. It brings a focus on the current circumstances but also constant and transparent thoughts that one may keep asking during these times.
In September 2018, I had the chance to complete my internship at Monroe High School. With the students that I worked with, many of them were already beginning to think and make choices that they did not know. This poem serves as a transparent truth that its okay to not know right at the moment.
Unheard Voices is based on the importance of listening to everyone and the problems that are occurring at this moment in a global level. This also focuses on the empowerment of speaking up and that by listening, change can occur.
Grow explores the idea of self-development within yourself. This can also provide a sense of reflection and the progress that can be made. The piece is crafted with imagery and that can be easy to relate.
In September 2019, I went to Belize for my Bilingual Education minor practicum. I spent about two weeks in the city of San Ignacio with 14 other students including my professor. Based on my experiences during my time at Belize, the piece is crafted with powerful imagery.