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NY Writers Coalition Press & Apogee Journal are proud to present EVERYTHING I COULDN’T SAY: POETRY & PROSE FROM GUMBO. What you’re about to read is the battle cry of Great United Minds Believing in Ourselves (GUMBO), NYWC’s after school workshops for teens at Benjamin Banneker Academy in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Featuring original writing by Atira Barber-Ellis, Ornella Dacius, Marie Damus, Likita Griffith, Mani M., Jeneice Marshall, Dene Morgan, Shamar Niang, Niazyea-Arianna, Carrissa Normil, Denari Purdy, Najaya Royal, Benga Thompson, Nia Tipton. Art by Arina Nath and Carrissa Normil. Edited by Apogee Journal. The GUMBO Writing Group is made possible by the Cultural After School Adventures Initiative (CASA), supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. For more information about NYWC creative writing programs and NYWC Press publications, visit WWW.NYWRITERSCOALITION.ORG.