Writing

By Melani Segovia These are different published pieces interwoven together to form a spoken word piece. I made this piece because it talks about immigration …

Bless me for holding on to my dreams and never letting them goBless me for remembering singing through the whole house and getting lost in …

My fear of mirrors, ever since I was a kid, I believed that my body was more monotone than orchestra. For 16 years it’s reeked …

A butterfly flaps its wings,and you happen Mild breeze in California into whirling winds at sea Now there’s a tornado in Maine and it’s your …

Nothing but nylon and string wrapped again and again around the twisted bough and waving in the breeze.There’s no escape.Here they will be kept until …

“The mention of politics is a surefire way to get teenagers to fall asleep.” -Leila D’Angelo in The GuardianHello. I am a teenager. I am …

My soul predates the Egyptianssmoking on this weed no prescriptiontrying to elevate better pay attention I’m resonating at the frequency of the sunhorus telling me …

Name of Conference: LANZATE 2016The organizers of “Mi Jente” sent me an email about their gathering with different organizations in Puerto Rico, and they asked …

All in my headAnxiety is the worst thing someone canever have.I worry, and fear, and thinkSo much soThat the migraines kick in and that600mg pill …

Many people think domestic violence can’t and will never happen to them until it has escalated to where it is too late to receive help. …