I had the good fortune of being a participant in one of MayaRose's Spoken Word workshops where she facilitated a masterclass open to the communities of Southbury and Middlebury with a focus on diversity. The session was titled "Poetry, Diversity, and Modern Times." I was moved by the creative genius and beautiful words that community members I already knew and community members who were new to me shared in the spoken word poetry piece that we crafted during our workshop. MayaRose expertly fac...