Paola Gonzalez (left) and Karla Gutierrez (right) Image Source: https://m.facebook.com/PaolaGonzalez555, https://bibliophiliablogs.wordpress.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR 17-year-old Paola Gonzales, and 18-year-old Karla Gutierrez, both Hispanic, wrote the poem “At the Wall”. As a response to the classic poetry "At the Cemetery, Walnut Grove Plantation," they recited their original poem, "At the Wall, US/Mexican Border, Texas 2020." during the biggest youth classic poetry festival – the Get Lit Classic Slam in Los Angeles, CA in 2016. Paola, now 21, is pursuing a degree in Women's and Gender Studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, while Karla, 22, is a student at San Francisco State University in California. In an interview, Paola and Karla saw “At the Wall” as an opportunity to voice out the challenges of immigrants and those who have been vilified in the media by a presidential candidate. They also expressed how it is a way for t...
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