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    Oakland’S Citywide Poetry Anthology: Voices of the Future
    Oakland’S Citywide Poetry Anthology: Voices of the Future
    Oakland’S Citywide Poetry Anthology: Voices of the Future
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    Oakland’S Citywide Poetry Anthology: Voices of the Future

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    POETRY



    Art is the universal language of the soul. In its truest form it lifts the spirit and consciousness of not only those that create it, but every being that experiences it. For it is this attribute we believe above all others that unites us as one-human family. In our darkest moments it is this light that shines through the artist into the hearts and minds of the world.



    Th is anthology is the perfect opportunity for us not to only listen to, but to see life through the eyes of theses amazing young poets. And in doing so, we look beyond the challenges of today to the hopes, dreams and answers of tomorrow. We are not defi ned by the things we possess or the clothes that we wear, but by our imagination of things others cannot see.



    It pleases us to support Project SOAR, a Federal funded project that encourages students to open their minds and hearts. To imagine and to reach beyond what they know so far, into the world of their hearts where a wonderful future lies. And this project is inspirational as well as practical because it gives students tools to make their dreams come true. For it is this that makes us truly architects of a new dawn.



    Carlos Santana (Guitarist & Founder for AOAND www.architectsofanewdawn.com)

    Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D. and Diane Cirincione, PhD

    (Best-selling author of Love is Letting Go of Fear and Founders of the

    International Attitudinal Healing Center www.AHInternational.org)

    Emelda King (Oaklander Youth Advocate)





    It is essential to see creative education taught in our public schools. This poetry anthology gives students the wonderful opportunity to share their deepest feelings and their highest dreams. When we share our insights with others, we build community, which works towards joining, and not separating us as a human race.

    Amana Harris, Associate Director of Attitudinal Healing Connection, Inc. -

    West Oakland www.AHC-Oakland.org





    These writings are from the kids that inherited the world we made for them. What a rich collection from the voices of the future.

    Janell Moon, Poet Laureate of Emeryville 2011-2012

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateNov 12, 2010
    ISBN9781450269643
    Oakland’S Citywide Poetry Anthology: Voices of the Future
    Author

    Barbara Tavres

    The Class of 2011 from the Oakland Unified School District.

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      Oakland’S Citywide Poetry Anthology - Barbara Tavres

      Oakland Citywide

      Poetry Anthology

      Voices of the Future

      Featuring students in Oakland Unified School District’s Class of 2011at the following high schools: Castlemont Community of Small Schools, Fremont Federation, Life Academy, McClymonds Education Complex, MET WEST, Oakland High School, Oakland International High School, Oakland Technical High School, Skyline High School, and YES (Youth Empowerment School).

      This project is brought to you in partnership with:

      Project SOAR II, Oakland Unified School District,

      Barnes & Noble, and iUniverse Publishing.

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      PROJECT SOAR II

      iUniverse, Inc.

      New York Bloomington

      Oakland’s Citywide Poetry Anthology

      Voices of the Future

      Copyright © 2010 by Barbara Tavres

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      iUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      iUniverse

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.iuniverse.com

      1-800-Authors (1-800-288-4677)

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any Web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-1-4502-6963-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4502-6964-3 (ebk)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2010916415

      Printed in the United States of America

      iUniverse rev. date: 11/08/2010

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      About Project SOAR II

      Foreword

      A message from Barbara Tavres, Community Relations Manager, Barnes & Noble Emeryville:

      A message to the students from Ray Luv:

      A message to the students from Dr. Catherine Athans:

      A message and poem dedicated to students from Poetry Contest Judge, Neil Bethel Sinclair:

      Poem: Slavery

      Top Ten Poems

      Untitled

      My Name Is…

      Golden

      We Are The FutureMy Say Not Yours

      A Prayer

      I Am the Future

      Life

      As the Wind Blows

      On The Outside and In the Inside

      In The Future She Will Be….

      Best High School

      Trust

      I Dream

      Hope in My Heart

      Castlemont Business and Information Technology School

      ON MY WAY

      My Life is Being a Torment

      My Future

      Life and Beyond

      My Future

      2012

      My Future

      Can My Future Be?

      Boardwalk to the Future

      Untitled

      The Future

      The Future Is Ours

      My Future

      Untitled

      Lead Me

      In My future

      Untitled

      I Am the Future

      Untitled

      My Future

      Is It Called Future?

      I Say

      My Future

      My Dream is My Future

      DJ and Acting Career

      I Am the Future, I Will Make It

      I Am the Future

      Future

      Future Noke Poem

      I Am the Future

      I’m the Future

      Future

      Castlemont Leadership Preparatory High School

      Future Oakland

      SUCCESS

      By Its Cover & Keep Hope Alive

      Keep Hope Alive:

      Untitled

      My Hopes and Dreams & Wasted Time

      Wasted Time

      Untitled

      I Cry Streets

      Ode to Senior Year

      Life Path

      A Better Future

      I Can Do It

      What’s Important to Me

      This is Where I Live

      BIG DREAMS & Hopes and Dreams

      Hopes and Dreams

      Hopes and Dreams & To Reach My Goal

      To Reach My Goal

      Basketball

      I am Free to Be

      Senior Year

      One Dream & Unforgettable

      Unforgettable

      I Love Me

      No Matter What

      Leadership Preparatory High School

      Stand

      Untitled

      Hope & Passion

      Passion

      The Undecided & Finding Me

      Finding me

      Hopes and Dreams

      Money Power Respect

      Untitled

      East Oakland

      School of Arts

      My Future Poem

      Fremont - College Preparatory and Architecture Academy

      In The Time To Come

      I AM The Future of my Country

      Blink the Past and Live the Present

      I Am The Future

      The By and By

      I Am The Future

      What Will Become of ME?

      I Am The Future

      I Am The Future

      I am the future

      A Mexican Warrior

      In The Future She Will Be….

      I Am The Future

      Possible

      Huh…

      I Am the Future

      Excel High School

      Reflection

      The Future Is In My Hands

      Life Academy

      Beginning to End

      Mandela High School

      I Am the Future

      Big Dreamer

      Untitled

      5th Place Winner:

      Media Academy

      I Am t I Am the Future

      Helping is my Future

      Oakland High School

      I Am…

      My Future

      The Future

      My Future

      Adolescent Attack

      My Future

      What Were You Thinking

      My Future

      Be the Future

      I Am The Future

      Keep Chasing

      Dreams Lie

      Future’s Past and Past is Future

      I am the Future

      In Ten Years

      Dreamers

      Story of My Life

      On The Outside and In the Inside

      Haiku

      Oakland Technical

      High School

      As the Wind Blows

      4th Place Winner

      2nd Place Winner

      I Am the Future

      I Was This Future

      I Am The Future

      2nd Place Winner

      Untitled

      My Goal

      It’s Our Time Now

      I See…

      Now

      My Destination: A Never Ending Hallway Describes My Life

      Paul Robeson High School

      The Life I Want To Have

      Who am I?

      The Fab Lane to Success

      N.Y.C

      Skyline High School

      Rise and Taste Victory

      Honorable Mention

      We Are The Future!!!

      Uncertain

      My Future Holds the Key to Success

      The Mountain

      I am the Future

      It Ended With a Bullet

      The Future Belongs to Me

      R.I.P. Lil E

      I am the Future

      Climbing the Mountain to the Future

      3rd Place Winner

      Bourgeoisie

      I am the future

      My Future

      Honorable Mention

      I Am the Future

      I Am the Future

      I Have…

      Stop The Violence!

      I am the Future

      Untitled

      1st Place Winner:

      Untitled

      Within My Skin

      I am

      Acknowledgements

      Special thanks to Barbara Tavres of Barnes & Noble in Emeryville and Dr. Arthurlene G. Towner, SOAR Project Director/Principal Investigator, for the opportunity to publish a follow-up anthology to the first book of poems published in 2008. This project has been special to capture the writing of our cohort students when they were in 8th grade and now a second time as they prepare to graduate high school and look toward their futures.

      We chose the theme I Am the Future so that students had an opportunity to create the intention for their future as early as 11th grade. Intentions are interesting phenomenons that often brings thoughts into reality.

      Thank you to the Oakland Unified School District’s Principals, teachers, and staff that assisted in the poetry writing and collection process. Special thanks to District officials that agreed to allow for poems to be prepared in classrooms and published in this book.

      We would like to recognize KDOL television, Clear Channel Radio-San Francisco, Dr. Catherine Athans, and all of the partners that helped in increasing community awareness and support for this project.

      Without the hard work and dedication of the entire Project SOAR staff, this book would not be possible! Thank you all for pulling together and making sure that SOAR students took advantage of this opportunity. In some cases, it is solely because of your encouragement that these students became published authors. Special thanks to Christana Gray and the Poetry Anthology Committee members whose visions added to the process: James Gray, Jr, Jacob Wasserman, Martha Hernandez, June Gray, Carolina Arroyo-Solveson—each of your contributions were unique and helpful in different ways.

      And finally, to the Class of 2011, whose words are so powerful, whatever you have shared in your writings may somehow tie into your future. Be cautious, but be brave; be firm, but be kind; and in everything you do, respect yourself. Best of luck in your future!

      -- Shareen Ram, Partnership Liaison and Chair, Poetry Anthology Committee, CSUEB Foundation - Project

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