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By Emiley Morgan
Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY - An intimate group gathered in a conference room at the Salt Lake City Public Library Saturday to share their thoughts, observations and hearts through words.
"When handled too much, delicate things can fracture," Nathan Cummings read in a confident, precocious clip.
Cummings, one of five National Student Poets, was joined by Utah poets Sara Caldiero-Oertli and Willy Paloma at a teen poetry extravaganza where Cummings led a workshop before each poet read their work in turns, each punctuating their words and phrases with feeling and urgency.
Cummings was selected as the poet for the Western region - spanning 11 states, including his native Washington - by the The National Student Poets Program. The program is sponsored by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities in conjunction with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Scholastic, Inc.'s Art and Writing Awards' Alliance for Young Artists and Writers.