I am offering this poem to you,
since I have nothing else to give.
Keep it like a warm coat
when winter comes to cover you,
or like a pair of thick socks
the cold cannot bite through,

                         I love you,

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Congratulations to senior Harliana Otto! She won first place in the Riverside County Poetry Out Loud Competition. Harli recited two poems–Jimmy Santiago Baca’s “I Am Offering This Poem” and Mary Lamb’s “Envy” on Thursday, February 16th, at downtown Riverside’s The Grind Coffee Shop. She triumphed. Harli advances to State Poetry Out Loud Competition.