The Poet Laureate plays a crucial role in keeping the arts accessible and vital to all age groups, and acts as a statewide emissary for poetry and creativity.
The ocean pushes back
Alive and vigorous
The heritage of habitat
leans against expectation
Muscles its due respect
Without regard
Without warning
Without reorienting the ones
with swimming pool perspectives
Limitations of consistent temperatures
and painted cement walls
The ocean rumbles its sovereignty
Full weight of freedom on my skin
Dasha Kelly Hamilton is a writer, performance artist and creative change agent, applying the creative process to facilitate dialogues around human and social wellness. She is the author of two novels, three poetry...