Health care is not exactly a common topic for poetry. But poetry is the medium Rockford resident Giulyana Gamero uses to share her experiences of advocating for her Spanish-speaking immigrant parents in various health care settings.
Giulyana Gamero, 18, attends her gifted English 12 class at Auburn High School on March 2, 2023, in Rockford. Gamero, the Rockford Youth Poet, created a poetry series sharing her experiences navigating the health care systems as part of a Spanish-speaking household.
. “There is a waver in his voice when he asks for rough translations. But I’m counting the days down until school resumes to capture me again, swooping his little girl from his home.”Gamero’s father, who was born in Mexico, has been living in the United States for over 20 years and has picked up English here and there.
A senior at Auburn High School, Gamero was chosen as the City of Rockford’s 2022 Youth Poet after being nominated by her English teacher and going through an elaborate — but, in her words, exciting — written application process. “My love for poetry started during a poetry unit in my English class in seventh grade, where I was introduced to slam poetry and the spoken word,” Gamero said. “And that, honestly, really sparked this passion in me for poetry just because of how authentic and raw and real it felt.”
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