In this year’s annual report, we feature an excerpt of a poem written by 9th Waver Ciera-Jevae, who is the Media, Arts, and Culture Manager at the Ryse Center and the Poet Laureate for the city of Richmond. In the first video below, watch Ciera-Jevae perform her poem, “Balancing Act,” which she wrote for the 2018 CAP graduates. In the second video, watch Ciera-Jevae discuss her writing process and what inspires her.