Young West Covina poets find creative outlet in club
Posted: 12/16/2010 Highlander
Citrus College freshman and former Nogales High School Poetry Club Vice President Ivan Jenkins rejoins the poetry club to motivate Edgewood Middle School students to experience the power of poetry as he performs his poem entitled, "I am" at the middle school on Dec. 10. (SGVN/Correspondent photo by Rachel Luna/HICITYDESK) (Rachel Luna)
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Nogales High School Poetry Club Advisor Cory Cofer talks about the impact of poetry... (Rachel Luna)
It's not an assignment. There are no grades, right or wrong, rhyme or reason.
The students of the Nogales High School Poetry Club write simply because they like it.
"The poetry club was created at Nogales High School in 2006 to foster young writers," said English teacher and club adviser Cory Cofer. "Poetry is a freedom of expression. These students are writing because they love to write, opposed to writing because they have to."