“Immigration is an attempt to bloom and blossom and brighten a new place with the colors and scents you've brought with you. It is an attempt to remember where you are from, and the place that made you, and also unfurl to the possibilities of the new place you call home.” HomePoetryPoemMemoryImmigrationImmigrantsPossibilitiesMigrationRemembering Book:Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice Source: Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
“Immigration is learning to stretch into a bridge, backward and forward, one limb in each place, learning to hold tight to traditions and customs and names and memories in one hand, and with the other hand let go and lean in to a place you hope will see you for all the beauty that you bring.” PoetryMemoriesBeautyPoemImmigrationCustomsPossibilitiesStretchingTraditionsBridging Book:Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice Source: Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice