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SADE ANDRE

YEARS AS MENTEE: 1

GRADE: Junior

HIGH SCHOOL: Millennium Brooklyn High School

BORN: Brooklyn, NY

LIVES: Brooklyn, NY

MENTEE’S ANECDOTE: I remember the first time I read my poem to Keciah. I was filled with pressure because I usually don’t share my writings with anyone. I’ve also never written much poetry before meeting her. But while she was reading it her face slowly became filled with joy, and she loved my writing. Since I hold her opinion very dear, knowing that she likes my writing makes me more comfortable with sharing and makes me more willing to write more even if it’s out of my comfort zone.

KECIAH BAILEY

YEARS AS MENTOR: 1

OCCUPATION: Communications Associate, Hebrew Public

BORN: Kingston, Jamaica

LIVES: Brooklyn, NY

PUBLICATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS: Canarsie Courier

MENTOR’S ANECDOTE: I think of Sade as “the lion and the lamb.” At first glance, she is this shy and unassuming teenage girl. Then she writes, and someone fierce, bold, and powerful emerges. She is so strikingly self-aware with a perspective on life that is far beyond her years. While I can never craft a perfectly written poem in twenty minutes (which she does effortlessly), she is exactly who I was in high school. It is truly rewarding to take this journey with her yet offer her a wiser, more evolved version of myself as a mentor and as a writer.