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Mayda Del-Valle tells a story to a group of SLCC students.
Acclaimed poet Mayda Del-Valle entertained and recited poetry for students at SLCC on Monday, Sept.24.
The first Latina to win the National Poetry Slam, Del-Valle was invited to speak as part of Latino Heritage Month, and many of the audience members were members of the Latino Club.
Del-Valle shared the power of self-expression and the importance of telling their stories.
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She says that if we don?t tell our own story, then someone else will tell it for us.
?We all deserve to express ourself, to tell our story and to tap into the gifts and talents that are unique to us,? said Del-Valle.
Her story
Del-Valle is a Puerto Rican from the south side of Chicago and the daughter of immigrants.
Now, she travels around the country telling stories her life. She considers herself a girl who likes to write and perform poems, and she feels lucky get to travel doing what she loves.
Del-Valle is on Oprah?s O Magazine ?O Power Lis