Poems from Elise Goitia

Dancer, teacher, writer of five full-length Young Adult novels, winner of Scholastic Art and Writing Award - silver medal in the novel writing category, SDSU Conference Choice Award from an adult writers' conference from Pam Gruber, editor of Little, Brown and Co. I love to paint, draw, write, teach little girls how to dance, and defend my friends, whether they are lesbian, bi, or a different skin color. They are beautiful on the inside and that's all that counts.
What makes me tick? Well, take your pick: I don't like to exercise But I like to supervise. I pour out my heart In the name of art. My...