In Times Like These

Jordan Finley

College Sophomore

University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County

“I wrote this poem trying to process the emotions I felt as an African American woman after the death of George Floyd. It details my grief process, and the little ways there is to find hope within the horrors facing my community every day. But the ending message of living your life to honor those who are no longer with us seemed more hopeful, so I entered it in that category.”