The students and teachers of RunDSM

The students and teachers of RunDSM

Two years ago, I featured Emily Lang and Kristopher Rollins of RunDSM here on the site. They couple teaches here in Des Moines and uses spoken word/poetry to give students a voice and a platform. You can read that feature by clicking here.

Over the last few months, I've heard from quite a few readers about how much their story impacted them, so I decided to check in and see how things are going. This time around I was even able to talk with some of their students.

Special thanks to Jami Milne for allowing me to use her portraits. 

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A Conversation with Emily Lang + Kristopher Rollins (of RunDSM)

A Conversation with Emily Lang + Kristopher Rollins (of RunDSM)

When I first Emily Lang and Kristopher Rollins, I felt that instantaneous magnetism you sometimes feel when meeting new people. I talked with them for less than two minutes, but I had to know more about them. Their passion for impacting the next generation was both intriguing and palpable. 

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