story now, craft later
Inspired By...
An Intergenerational Storytelling Project in Partnership with Everyday Boston
Inspired By... is an intergenerational story collecting project that trained young people how to interview elders across the city, then turn what they heard into art.
Dairon & Leo
Here’s the beginning of a poem Dairon wrote to describe his conversation with Leo:
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"In Boston's heart, where history's deep, lived a man named Leo, with dreams not cheap.
Roxbury raised, on streets so bold, in Massachusetts' cold, his story's told.
His words, a river, flowing free, a treasure trove story.
With hands on wheel, and heart in motion, he served with pride, the DOT devotion."
Deysi & Esperanza
Deysi created an art piece to represent her conversations with Esperanza. She shares about her inspiration here:
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“The word Esperanza translates to hope. The word Esperanza is also the name of the person that this piece is inspired by. Esperanza is a woman who has lived through many changes, and periods of growth. She has lived through many different versions of herself, but one thing always constant is the hope she carries for the next day. Esperanza is a strong and beautiful great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, and woman."
Wael & Ellie
Wael created a video with voice to represent his conversation with Ellie. He shares about his inspiration here:
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“Much like the autobiography, not only does my video talk about Ellie’s life it also uses flowers as Ellie believed that it would bring some happiness to such a story, and I totally agreed. Moreover I wanted this video to feel personal and something truly highlighting Ellie so that was further reasoning to take motivation from the autobiography.”
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