My featured poet is a high school junior who transferred to Central from Burke. I nominated Ke’Nya Reed for Central High School’s featured poet because she is a kindhearted person who always speaks her mind, two qualities of a great poet. Here are some questions and answers from the interview with Reed. 

​​​​​ Kylee Fulkerson: What inspired you to write?  

Ke’Nya Reed: It helps me get away from the world around me and escape to my own thoughts. 

KF: How often do you write? 

Reed: Depending on how I feel, I write about every other week. It is also a great emotional escape. 

KF: What do you want to be when you grow up? 

Reed: I would like to be an engineer and build rockets for NASA. 

KF: What is your dream for the next 10 years? 

Reed: I would like to play college volleyball and live in peace. 

KF: How do you want your poetry to impact your readers? 

Reed: I want to inspire teens my age to write poetry so that they can feel heard without using physical force. 

 If you would like to read Reed’s poetry, you can check out The Register’s website to read her poem, “Will hear me speak.” Thank you for reading Poet of the Week. Stay tuned for more amazing poetry to come!