Sarah Bruno
Poet Sarah Bruno, 18, is a senior at Walter Payton College Prep and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as a member of team Youmedia Chicago.
Exploring alcoholism and the affects it has on generations within a family, 100…proof reiterates the fact that though families have ‘issues’ they also have good times. This piece was performed just one week after the passing of Sarah’s father – a fact that reinforces how remarkable these young writers truly are. Read the full description.
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Poet Sarah Bruno, 18, is a senior at Walter Payton College Prep and competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 as a member of team Youmedia Chicago.
Exploring alcoholism and the affects it has on generations within a family, 100…proof reiterates the fact that though families have ‘issues’ they also have good times. This piece was performed just one week after the passing of Sarah’s father – a fact that reinforces how remarkable these young writers truly are.
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