San Antonio Poet Laureate's Verse Now Adorns Streets

For Texas Public Radio, Jack Morgan writes about verse by poet laureate Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson adorning the streets of downtown San Antonio. In big, yellow block letters, Sanderson's poem reads: "Jubilant and exuberant is the melanin of our skin. From despair we have arisen all over the world." As Sanderson explains, "'This poem is seeking to let people know they can have joy. They can rise up. They've already risen. We're already free […] There's different ways you can speak to the movement. And I choose to speak words of life.'" More:

Sanderson and 20 volunteers painted the poetry Tuesday night into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, and she thinks there's a message for everyone in those words.

"There's plenty of reasons to feel hopeless during this season. But we don't have to,” she said. “And, you know, you can leave messages of love on your own streets."

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