Karla Alejandro is a young author from Sunnyvale, California. Though she struggled with shyness as a child, Karla has since found her voice through poetry and is passionate about encouraging others to speak their minds through writing, as well. All humans are filled with wonder and emotion, waiting to be heard – and Karla believes that poetry is the ultimate outlet for people to share their voices because it doesn’t have rules. Karla writes poetry freely as a form of self-expression, and she hopes you will enjoy doing the same as you respond to the poems in this book. If you would like to share any of your poems, Karla would love to read them! Simply e-mail them to thepoetweallcarryinside@gmail.com. Thank you for reading!