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Woodlawn High School student and the 2010 Word Up! second place winner, Illyshia Parker is one of those students who seems to excel at everything she does.  Pavo contributor Aziza Jackson and I visited Woodlawn High School and captured some video footage of Illyshia's talent on campus.  As she states in her bio below, she leaves her poems untitled so that the listener can derive their own interpretation from the performance.  In my mind, the poem Illyshia Parker performed for us has developed a clear title... but I won't ruin that for you.  Watch the video taken by Aziza below Illyshia's bio and see what title your mind creates! 

My name is Illyshia Parker.  I am 17 years old and I attend Woodlawn High School where I am in the 11th grade.  I live in a community called Eastlake in the city of Birmingham and I've been living there for about 10 years. Read more...