Texas man bullied for writing poems becomes teacher and publishes book decades later

Readers can purchase the poetry book on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio teacher published his first book 30 years after he abruptly stopped writing due to discouragement and bullying. Victor Huron is an IT Technology Applications teacher at the Harmony School of Excellence but he’s also a talented poet though it’s not something he brags about. Huron began writing when he was a young adult in his 20s. He said he would hear a song or see something out in the world and the words would immediately flow into his mind. In 1997 he regretfully stopped writing after he received what he calls “bad advice.” Huron grew up in the Edgewood Independent School District and admitted he showed the wrong people his poems. “It was frowned upon for a male to be writing so I destroyed them,” Huron said. Huron said he usually doesn’t let stuff bother him but for some reason those words affected him so he turned away from his talent but that all changed in 2023 when his dear friend Cynthia got him writing again. “If it wasn’t for her. I would have never written,” he said. Huron said he had found an old poem in a drawer and transferred it to his phone. While waiting to meet his friend Cynthia for drinks Huron pulled out the poem and tried to fix the rough draft. “I was wondering after 30 years if I could do it again,” he said. He fixed the poem and showed Cynthia who was surprised and skeptical of her friend’s writing so she challenged him to write a poem using her name as inspiration. Huron let the words flow and quickly had a poem which then turned into another and another until he had a binder stuffed with poems. “The words just come. I can’t tell you where I get the words from,” he said. Huron said you’ll usually find him listening to music while he’s writing. He said he suffers from tinnitus or ringing in the ears and needs background noise to concentrate. Huron […]

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