![]() ![]() I could use me some future,” overweight Janelle Battle hopes to be seen for what she really is: “for I am coconut / and the heart of me / is sweeter / than you know” They are all here: the tall girl, the tough-talking rapper, the jock, the beauty queen, the teenage mom, the artist, and many more. Future?…wish there was some future to talk about. Raul Ramirez, the self-described “next Diego Rivera,” longs “to show the beauty of our people, that we are not all banditos like they show on TV, munching cuchfritos and sipping beer through chipped teeth.” And while angry Tyrone Bittings finds dubious comfort in denying hope: “Life is cold. ![]() ![]() On Fridays, his 18 high-school students dare to relax long enough to let slip the poets, painters, readers, and dreamers that exist within each of them. Open Mike Friday is everyone’s favorite day in Mr. ![]()
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