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Words have the power to shape realities and have helped transform communities. Read on for more stories of artists using literature to speak truth to power.

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Lucie Hodgson
In an original poem, Get Lit poet Lucie Hodgson expresses some of the hopes and concerns of the LGBT community.
Colleen Hamilton
Get Lit poet Colleen Hamilton responds to Trump's consideration to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement.
Marc Lemus
As a Mexican-American who feels like he has "Brown Pride" running through his veins, poet Marc Lemus hopes to inspire others to speak their minds about the current administration.
Alex Luu
Poet Alex Luu reflects on Trump's first 100 days in office.
“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”
Inspired by the famous Gil Scott-Heron poem, youth poets, with their revised version of "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", hope to remind their peers that it is in their hands to say something that the world needs to hear.
SanTana Sarah Garcia Rafael
Writer Sarah Rafael García is a modern-day Brother Grimm, transforming Santa Ana, California's stories into fairy tale format.
Jojo Louis
Get Lit poet, Jojo Louis, responds to Trump's recent actions as Commander-in-Chief.
Samantha Healy
Get Lit Player Samantha Healy responds to the recent bombing in Afghanistan and missile strikes in Syria.
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A conversation about "Her," the Bradbury Building, JPL, Octavia Butler, and imagining utopic and dystopic futures for the City of Angels.
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Coiled Serpent evokes the city's checkered past in hopes of protecting it
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Author Tisa Bryant's work and pedagogy center around the fluidity of time, space and the meaning of race. Noted for her book, "Unexplained Presence," Bryant can be counted amongst the thriving community of Afrofuturists in Southern California.
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Award-winning writer Claudia Rankine ruminates on tennis phenom Serena Williams, YouTube artist Hennessy Youngman, and African American identity in this excerpt from her book "Citizen: An American Lyric."
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