Poems and Stories – Youth Voices

ODE TO BLACK WALL STREET

Kevin, May 19, 2023, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Art, Black Lives Matter, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2023, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Black wall street, The U School, 0

Black Wall Street, a community of black people that thrived. Attacked from below and in the sky, in their...

Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse Review

John C, November 8, 2022, Books or Plays, Crime, Drugs, Guns, Poems and Stories, Police, Violence, War, Writing & Communication, # book review, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0

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I am made of

Maria, November 1, 2022, Poems and Stories, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, Poem, 1

I am made of gardening with my grandparents in their small town in Dominican Republic I am made of ...

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Who I am

Kimberly, November 1, 2022, Poems and Stories, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, Poem, 0

I am made of my neighbors house with a colorful rug and turning off my fake candles, doing my...

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My life as a kid

Carlos, November 1, 2022, Poems and Stories, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, Poem, 2

I am made of cartoons at my uncle’s house, Puca Loves Garu And translating my homework from Spanish to...

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Shehri’s Childhood

Shehri, October 31, 2022, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Where I'm From, identify, Park Slope Collegiate, 1

I am made of eating sweet paint chips off the wall as a child and being scared to tell...

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My Life in a Poem

Nicolle, October 28, 2022, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Where I'm From, Boring, homework, identity, My life, Park Slope Collegiate, 3

. I am made of staying in my room all day, doing my homework, and listening to music, while...

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I am made of…

Isiah G, October 28, 2022, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Showcase, Dave and buster, halloween, Park Slope Collegiate, 0

I am made of a trip to Miami to visit Universal Studios, so young I don’t remember and brushing...

person holding cattle skull surrounded by squash and candles

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This is my body

Lilylani, September 22, 2022, Fall 2022, Poems and Stories, Poetry, body, poetry, The U School, 0

This is my body in it are hidden feelings. Feelings from a very scary, dark, and empty place. A...

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Stories of Persistence Proposal

Marina, July 24, 2022, Habits of Mind, Letter to Colleagues, Memoir, Persisting, Poems and Stories, Summer 2022, Habits of Mind, LUTE-STEM, Persisting, 1

Dear Colleague: Recently, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE Stem at Lehman College. I learned a lot about Costa and Kallick’s...

body of water under cloudy sky during sunset

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Nothing else to offer

Miriya, January 20, 2022, Love, Poems and Stories, Psychology, creative writing, poetry, 1

I am offering my love to you, since I have nothing else to offer. Keep it close like a...

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Gratitude

Elaina, January 18, 2022, Creative Writing, Poems and Stories, Writing, creative writing, ohs, poetry, 0

When you wake up in the morning To the sound of your alarm Are you grateful? – Are you...

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Surprise of a Sunset

Srinidhi, January 18, 2022, Creative Writing, Nature, Poems and Stories, Poetry, creative writing, Okemos High School, poetry, 4

I thought I’d awaken to a sky of silver. Heavy clouds covering the shining snow river. But there’s something...

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Clementines

Lilly, January 17, 2022, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Habits of Mind, Happiness, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Spring 2022, Okemos High School, winter, 8

the season of oranges i smell the scent of clementinesand i see a window of whiteand all of this...

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Robin’s Way on Rainbow Court

Alaina, January 14, 2022, Creative Writing, Finding Humor, Habits of Mind, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Poems and Stories, Showcase, Stories, Striving for accuracy, memories, Non-fiction, Okemos High School, 4

As a second grader, my top priority on summer mornings was to get to the YMCA in time for...

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Seventeen

Anna, January 13, 2022, Creative Writing, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Okemos High School, poetry, 2

Seventeen As I watched him disappear up the stairs, my head and my heart were both racing against the...

woman in white long sleeve shirt holding wine glass

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Thanksgiving Traditions

Rene, November 28, 2021, Community, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Happiness, History, Poems and Stories, This is America, Writing, #Celebration, #FUN, #respect, #Thankful, #Thanksgiving, #Traditional, #Traditions, #Turkey, 1

In the article “Thanksgiving Turkey & Traditions”, I learned that the bird ‘Turkey’ was known & to should have...

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Safe

Ella, October 27, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Creative Writing, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Nature, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, Climate Action, Climate Change Effects, environment, Fall 2021, magazine, national day of writing, Silver Creek High School, writeout, 14

Flow in Flow out Baby’s breath, Moss Lung, cling to the mouth of the cave, Rustled by her breath,...

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Hispanic Heritage: Latina American Writer

Rene, October 26, 2021, Art, History, Poems and Stories, Raise Your Voice, #Art, #Award, #Experience, #hispanic, #hispanic/Latina, #Native, #Writer, 0

From the month of September 15 to October 15, Hispanic heritage month happens in the U.S. Recognizing Julia Alvarez...

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107 year old Twins??

Sayra, October 10, 2021, Poems and Stories, Wonder, Orange Cove High School, twins, 14

In the Article “ The World Oldest twins” I learned that On September 1, 2021, sisters Umeno Sumiyama and...

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Welcome to Inklings

Ella, September 22, 2021, Art, Craft & Make, Creative Writing, Photography, Poems and Stories, Poetry, short fiction, Stories, Writing & Communication, art, Inklings, 0

Hello! This is just a little test to see if the group/posts are working correctly! We hope to bring...

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Master Strength

Byron, September 17, 2021, Bio, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, struggle, The U School, 2

This is my body. I got the strengthStrength from my brother That came from my father That came from...

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Here are some things about me

Angie, May 15, 2021, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Haiti, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0

I am from eyeglasses, old cassette tapes and Febreeze. I am from the red monkey bars that were once...

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I am from Brooklyn

issy, May 15, 2021, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, brooklyn, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0

I am from diapers, from pampers and huggies I’m from sidewalks and swings I am from the trees and...

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The experience of who I am

Emmanuel, May 13, 2021, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, Washington Heights, 0

I am from my shirts in my drawer from the Dior Sauvage cologne I have on my desk. I...

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This is me

Alex, May 5, 2021, Poetry, Showcase, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, Mexico, 0

I am from ajax, from clorox and febreze I am from riverside park, cold and windy i am from...

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The Secret Life of the Items on the White Shelve

Amal, May 4, 2021, Creative Writing, Poems and Stories, Showcase, Spring 2021, Stories, Fiction., Health Sciences High and Middle College, narrative, personification, story, 0

I waited and waited but there seems to be no chance of me being used again. “She doesn’t need...

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I am from

Heather, April 16, 2021, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, New York City, 0

I am from Morning to Night the city that never sleeps I am from the MTA 6 line I...

grayscale photography of two women walking

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Origin of Home

Jaylene, March 21, 2021, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, New York, Puerto Rico, 0

I am from candles that make every corner of the apartment smell like cinnamon and photos of family members...

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Where I’m from

Genesis, March 4, 2021, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, bronx, Greensboro, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0

I’m from space heaters and tiny teddy bears, and giant ones, too.I’m from a down-South spacious backyard with a...

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Where I’m from

Amra, March 3, 2021, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, Islam, 0

I am from Land O Lakes butter.I am from a small playground with backyard sprinklers.I’m from rice and hotdogs and...

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My story

Luisa, March 1, 2021, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Dominican Republic, el salvador, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1

I am from the locket my mother gave me.From mirrors and white tulips and a guitar.I am from the...

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I’m Not Where I Am From

Nicolle, February 27, 2021, Poetry, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Discrimination, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0

I am from music and laughterWhere I am from we get discriminated and killedwhere I am from we work...

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where I’m from…

Kaimea, February 26, 2021, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Fujian, Harlem, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0

I’m from dove ice cream, from Nong shim ramenI am from snow in the backyard and the swing set...

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A Journey Through

Drew, February 26, 2021, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harlem, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0

I am from alarm clocks blaring, chargers hanging and water spraying.I am from the garden and both sides of...

woman with black and orange turban standing and glancing her right side

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I Am From Brooklyn and Haiti

Alexis, February 26, 2021, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, brooklyn, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2

I am from two-sided sinks, from Roku Tv’s and domestic eventual, endless sickening, I am from the dirty playground with...

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Where I’m From

Ian, February 26, 2021, Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, brooklyn, Harvest Collegiate High School, Taiwan, 0

I am from TI-30XS Multiview Calculator, from Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, and Tv-RemoteI am from the backyard, basketball courts, and...

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Where I’m from

Jacqueline, October 12, 2016, Fall 2016, Poetry, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Where I'm from, 3

I’m from Oakland. Where lil’ gamers claim stuff they ain’t about Where they wanna run games on lanes But...

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