<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blogs/2025-student-poet-laureate.html" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>10/06/2026</pubDate><title>Meet 2025 Student Poet Laureate, Marvin Hernandez Flores</title><description>As Foothill College’s inaugural Student Poet Laureate for 2025-26, Marvin Hernandez Flores uses poetry to amplify student voices, explore social justice and foster community. Through his work as a poet, teaching artist and community organizer, Marvin brings stories of family, culture and community to the forefront while inspiring others through the power of poetic expression.</description><author/><image><img src="https://foothill.edu/blogs/images/article-student-poet-laureate-marvinx200x200.jpg" alt="Marvin Hernandez Flores's headshot"/></image></item>