To Be Heard, a film by Roland Legiardi, centered around multiple teens in a poetry group in the New York City in the Bronx. The film was really inspirational and it hit home for me. It made me think that anyone can make a good poem. Not all poems have to rhyme and all they need is a little bit of feeling to make it a powerful piece of writing. It is a shame to see how society condemns teens to the point where the only the way they can express themselves is through their poems but in a way its good because it makes their emotions real and it makes their writing amazing. Its centered around 3 characters Anthony Pittman, as he was in the program he had sex with an under aged girl and was sentenced to 2 years in jail. When he was released he continued writing and won a poetry slam competition. Karina Sanchez, was another student involved in the program she had a rough upbringing in her home which influenced her writing and many ways and after the programs she has now begun to teach the class occasionally. Finally Pear Quick was a student in the program she had a a fear that she couldn't go to the college of her drams because of her financial situation and with this program ended up going to the college of her dreams on a full scholarship.
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