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Slamming suburbia: Poetic expression empowering young people in Kane County

St. Charles East High School freshmen Loretta Boegel (left) and Claudia Billsten (right) share a laugh while creating poems during a creative writing club meeting at the school. (Sandy Bressner)

St. Charles East High School freshmen Loretta Boegel (left) and Claudia Billsten (right) share a laugh while creating poems during a creative writing club meeting at the school. (Sandy Bressner)

St. Charles East High School teacher James Baratta (standing) helps sophomore Joseph Beeson (left) and junior Jordan Striley with their poems during a creative writing club meeting at the school. (Sandy Bressner)

St. Charles East High School students create poems during a creative writing club meeting at the school. (Sandy Bressner)

St. Charles East High School senior Mary Herbig (center) reads a poem she wrote during a creative writing club meeting at the school. (Sandy Bressner)