Watsonville woman chosen as Poet Laureate - The Pajaronian | Watsonville, CA

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Watsonville woman chosen as Poet Laureate - The Pajaronian | Watsonville, CA

Victoria Bañales was the first in her family to attend college, but like many young people she was unsure where her path would take her.  She changed her major several times before settling on a path. That was after she made a discovery about her life’s passion. “The only assignment that made me happy was when teachers said, ‘go off and read a novel,’ or ‘go off and read poetry,’” she said. “That was when I was most alive. So I went with that.” …