Locomotion takes the audience into the life of 11-year-old Lonnie Motion, as he finds new tools – the result of a school poetry assignment – which help him to process the tumult of life in foster care. As Lonnie discovers the power of poetry, he experiences deeper connections to his new foster mother, his school friend Enrique, his teacher Ms. Marcus, and his beloved younger sister Lili.
 
Uprooted from his family,  
surrounded by the unfamiliar,  
Lonnie couldn’t feel more alone. 
 
But this year, his class is learning to write poetry. 
 
Lonnie’s verses take him  
from his foster home  
to the classroom,  
into the streets,  
and back to a time when  
his family was all together. 
 
As Lonnie finds his voice,  
you’ll discover how poetry can bring you 
closer to others and to yourself.