“Every now and then I search for signs of her writing on the Internet, but I don’t think she’s ever published anything. Breaks my heart because she was amazing.” – Junot Diaz, “MFA vs. POC” in The New Yorker
Junot Diaz is the author of This Is How You Lose Her
and the co-founder of the Voices of Our Nation Workshop. In
this New
Yorker piece, Diaz talks about his MFA
experience—and the experiences of many still today. The above quote is what
spoke to me most; how many people have you come across in your life that
displayed a talent/passion for something, only to disappear into another life
or, perhaps, an unnoticed life?
Whatever your passion, whatever
your dream…. Speak up. Be heard. Be seen. And, whenever possible, help someone
else be heard.
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