BIG HAT
I like a big hat
to sit on my head.
I carry teddy bears
and blankets inside.
How does it all fit?
Because I made it up.
—from 2024 Rattle Young Poets Anthology
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Why do you like to write poetry?
Alba Payton Valencia: “I like to write poetry because it makes me feel happy and also because I like to write it with my papa. And because it makes me think of my home.”
