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This book is dedicated to every kid told who they were, before discovering on their own. It's for the teachers and mentors praying their students won't fall into the traps the world has set for them. These poems are for liberation, and those who strive for peace by any means. For the ones who feel like a mistake, the ones riddled with grief and self-doubt. This book is for Duval County and every poet who inspired me to believe that dreams come true. For every undiagnosed genius believing their words aren't worth reading. This is for Ivanna, for Pablo, for Olga, for Emma, for Tonya, for Will, for Clinton, for Samantha, for every ancestor at my back and their shoulders I stand on. This is for anyone who's ever had someone yuck their yum. I promise you're already amazing.

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"""Matthew 'Cuban' Hernandez is the kind of writer who makes you want to live bigger. You'll be going about your day and something will remind you of a poem of his and the moment will exponentially expand through the lens of his words. I'm grateful for his perspective, his extraordinary ability to articulate it, and this new collection of little windows into his world, and in turn, ours as well."" -JP Saxe, Grammy nominated singer songwriter ""Matthew 'Cuban' Hernandez's poems are an anthem of resilience. He writes about grief with unflinching tenderness and reverence. In a world that doesn't often give men the opportunity to be flawed and vulnerable, Hernandez offers a masterclass in being human. He describes himself as having an unquenchable thirst for love, and in All Brown Boys Get Trumpets, the reader will also embrace this beautiful thirst. Matthew Hernandez has lovingly used this poetry collection to teach Brown Boys to master flight one jump at a time, a calling for all of us misfits to soar."" -Yesika Salgado, author of Coraz�n, Tesoro, and Hermosa ""All Brown Boys Get Trumpets is such a gift. Like a tapestry, the poems seamlessly interweave threads of childhood and identity, blessings, and folklore, hopes and regrets. Never before has a book felt more like an heirloom to me--something hard-earned and sunkissed and meant to be cherished."" -Sierra DeMulder, internationally-acclaimed author, poet, healer and host of podcast ""Just break up"" ""Matthew Cuban has always been and will always be a poet among the people."" -G YAMAZAWA, Japanese-American writer, performer, and hip hop artist"

""Matthew 'Cuban' Hernandez is the kind of writer who makes you want to live bigger. You'll be going about your day and something will remind you of a poem of his and the moment will exponentially expand through the lens of his words. I'm grateful for his perspective, his extraordinary ability to articulate it, and this new collection of little windows into his world, and in turn, ours as well."" -JP Saxe, Grammy nominated singer songwriter ""Matthew 'Cuban' Hernandez's poems are an anthem of resilience. He writes about grief with unflinching tenderness and reverence. In a world that doesn't often give men the opportunity to be flawed and vulnerable, Hernandez offers a masterclass in being human. He describes himself as having an unquenchable thirst for love, and in All Brown Boys Get Trumpets, the reader will also embrace this beautiful thirst. Matthew Hernandez has lovingly used this poetry collection to teach Brown Boys to master flight one jump at a time, a calling for all of us misfits to soar."" -Yesika Salgado, author of Corazón, Tesoro, and Hermosa ""All Brown Boys Get Trumpets is such a gift. Like a tapestry, the poems seamlessly interweave threads of childhood and identity, blessings, and folklore, hopes and regrets. Never before has a book felt more like an heirloom to me--something hard-earned and sunkissed and meant to be cherished."" -Sierra DeMulder, internationally-acclaimed author, poet, healer and host of podcast ""Just break up"" ""Matthew Cuban has always been and will always be a poet among the people."" -G YAMAZAWA, Japanese-American writer, performer, and hip hop artist

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Matthew 'Cuban' Hernandez is a poet, emcee, speaker, actor, and performance coach from Jacksonville, Florida. He has toured as far as Abu Dhabi and nearly every major city in the United States and Europe, performing, teaching and coaching poetry. A teaching artist for over 15 years, Matthew has spent the last ten years working in youth detention centers across Los Angeles County, currently serving as the Director of Juvenile Programming for Street Poets, Inc. In addition, he is a current Lead Teacher and Co-Founder of Spoken Literature Art Movement. Cuban has opened for artists such as Wu-Tang, performed for platforms such as BuzzFeed and NPR and even appeared on the award-winning television show, Better Things. Matthew is also a three-time Southern Fried poetry slam champion and an award-winning poetry coach. Cuban's favorite activity is making people feel great; sometimes he does this through hip hop and poetry. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Robalu Gibsun is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University's Communication Arts department and has had his art and poetry published in various journals. As a TEDxRVA Speaker, Southern Fried Poetry Slam Champion, and Verses and Flow Poet, Gibsun advocates for authenticity and fearless creativity. David A. Romero is a Mexican-American spoken word artist from Diamond Bar, CA. Romero is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of El Martillo Press. Romero is the author of My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press), a book reviewed by Gustavo Arellano (¡Ask a Mexican!), Curtis Marez (University Babylon), and founding member of Ozomatli, Ulises Bella. Romero has received honorariums from nearly a hundred colleges and universities in thirty-four different states in the USA and has performed live in Mexico, Italy, and France. Romero's work has been published in literary magazines in the United States, Mexico, England, Scotland, and Canada. Romero has opened for Latin Grammy winning bands Ozomatli and La Santa Cecilia. Romero's work has been published in anthologies alongside poets laureate Joy Harjo, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Luis J. Rodriguez, Jack Hirschman, and Tongo Eisen-Martin. Romero has won the Uptown Slam at the historic Green Mill in Chicago; the birthplace of slam poetry. Romero offers a scholarship for high school seniors interested in spoken word and social justice: ""The Romero Scholarship for Excellence in Spoken Word.""

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