PearlDamour visits schools in all of the Miltons. In Oregon, we have been doing writing and performance workshops with Ms. Baneck’s middle school class based on the play MILTON. We ask students to think about who they are and where they come from. Here is a poem Nayeli wrote in response to these questions:
I come from posole cooking in a big, gray pot as all my extended family comes through the door.
I come from seeing my aunt and hearing her say “Hey, Guera”.
I come from going to my cousin’s house, and seeing my two friends already there.
I come from being alone in my room, either watching The Avengers, How I Met Your Mother, or Gurren Lagann.
I come from spending hours and hours on YouTube.
I come from thinking for hours at a time about my future career, not knowing if that’s truly what I want.