, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
Martin Luther King always believed peaceHe never used violence he used his voice to fightNever used his hands he...
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, 1
“Cool people” To be cool you don’t have to be cool put people down cool to put yourself up...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Family, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2020, 3
In the article, ¨A Poem of Mexico¨I learned of how beauty behind Mexico, its unity in family and its...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Police, Showcase, Spring 2020, Violence, 3
Opening my eyes up every day once again another one of my loved ones getting killed. Listening to the news,...
If you really know me, you would know that I’m afraid of Spiders because they look scary If you...
, , , American Creed, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Where I'm From, 0
I am from poetry books From the sweet smell of pumpkin pie, lifting throughout the house. I am from...
, , , American Creed, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, 1
You can find peace anywhere at any time. Just close your eyes and think of a place You want...
, , , Fall 2019, Guest Post, Poetry, Showcase, 2
Little town is my town, bound by the South PlatteLittletonLined with memories of people come and goneAnd family of...
The words buzzed beneath the scratches hitting the pin. Light low, rest of the world silent. I hummed along...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Poetry, Showcase, 1
Dear fellow oxygen-consuming Penguins You are feathery You are a bird that can fly in water You are noots...
, , , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Poetry, Showcase, 9
Dear Earth, I’m sorry I’m so so sorry I’m sorry that we’re losing our chance for change I’m sorry...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, 8
Dear Baby Polar bear, You are a fluffy bundle of playfulness rolling down a snowy hill You are a...
, , , Climate Action, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, 3
dear philippine eagle, you are strong birds with wings stretching out to the skies, you are made of your...
Martin Brave, Confident, Bold Dad of Bernice, Dexter, Yolanda, and MLK III, Son of MLK Sr. and Alberta Williams...
When I go backpictures of the past comethe most pleasant memories have become fairy talesCome and then go. Look with...
, , , Fall 2019, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 0
I, too, am a man I am the one they look down on They send me to conversion camp...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, Where I'm From, 0
I am made of Saint Placid, With a white School Uniform More than 100 students standing in a courtyard...
, , , Beauty, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Memoir Photos, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Poetry, Showcase, 5
I am the ferry. I go to Manhattan because it is my job everyday, because I have to take...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 1
I, too wanna state a purpose. I am the bad guy. They send me to rethink things about me...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creative Writing, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 2
How many children will die in school shootings? Depends on if we try to stop them. How many teens...
, , , Beauty, Fall 2019, Happiness, Immigration, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Read/Write Poems, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Showcase, This I Believe, 0
I celebrate who I am every second, Every minute, Of every day for the rest of my life. I...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 9
Why are young lives being taken from us so fast? Because No one is listening to our voices Why...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 1
I wonder if I am the only person who disagrees with people having sexual intercourse with no strings attached. Sharon Olds’ poem...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Poetry, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action; and till action, lust Is perjured,...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
The poem “Changes” by Tupac Shakur makes me ask myself the same question. Will we ever truly have a...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2019, Media, Photography, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 1
Our names are José Disla, Carlos Nuñez, and Cristopher Beltre. We are students at Crotona International High School. We...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Where I am from Spring comes under the skin of trees Opened the veins and filled them with...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Portraits, Showcase, Summer 2019, 2
My first impressions of this poem, “Changes” by Tupac Shakur, which was written in the 1990s, is that I...
I think of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up I Blue” as a real-life situation. It makes me feel inquisitive, yet...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
In the poem “There is a garden in her face” Thomas Campion talk about a lady that he is...
On the surface, Housman’s poem, “To an Athlete Dying Young” is about an athlete dying at a young age....
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Clifton introduces the poem, “Lorena” with a headline: “Woman cuts off husband’s penis, later throws it from car window....
My first impressions of the poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” were how Anne Bradstreet wrote this poem...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Tyler Vivas Spring 2019 Kiran Power Of Poetry “Changes” by Tupac Shakur Is it possible to change poverty and...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
What were these people going through that they had to give up their instruments in order to get money?...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
What is so special about nature? What are humans doing to it? This topic of nature has been...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Poetry, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, War, 0
Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born In the USA” makes me ask: Are people actually going to help you in the...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
George Gordon Byron, (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824), who was known simply as Lord Byron, explored this...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
A reader’s first impression of “A Birthday” by “Christina Rossetti” might be that she is celebrating her birthday with...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe What makes someone insane? What does it take to be sane? “The Raven”...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Can people change from violence? Can violence change anything? “Changes” by Tupac Shakur provokes these questions. On the surface,...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
A.E. Housman’s 1896 poem, “To An Athlete Dying Young”, seems to be about an athlete taking on the obstacles...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
What does it mean to talk about a lover as an anonymous person? Does it mean being afraid of...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
In the tender poem “She Walks in Beauty”, the author, Lord Byron expresses his love for this lady through...
I am from the West CoastI am from the sandy warm beaches in CaliforniaFrom the beautiful sunsetsI am from...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Do you sometimes set your expectations so high so you are put into a position where you are prone...
Two questions that this poem raises for me are: Do I look at myself as bright as this Tyger?...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
One of the first things I noticed in this poem was of the phrase, “The art of losing isn’t...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
One most intriguing comment out of six above was” Why does he need to pause to breathe? Why do...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
What does it mean to have a bad family relationship? How does such hatred originate? This topic is addressed...
, , , Found Poetry, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Boba is gross, Almost done with my class, It’s too quiet and calm, It’s funny how now that there’s...
When is there gonna be change in our society? In the poem changes by Tupac Shakur, it demonstrates with...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
Do men go based off of what’s on the outside? To answer this question from what I’ve read in...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
Clifton introduces the poem with a headline: “Woman cuts off husband’s penis, later throws it from car window. —News...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of Byron’s poem was that it had a very sweet and calm tone to it and...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of this poem was that it was really interesting. The poem intrigued me, yet, at the...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of this poem was that it was a well-written poem with lots of imagery. It makes...
The poem “Changes” by Tupac Shakur makes me ask myself the same question. Will we ever truly have a...
, , , Immigration, Mind Dump, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
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, , , Mind Dump, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
In the 1st line of the first stanza, Byron starts off his poem by repeating his title and then...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
How do you describe heartbreak? Edna St. Vincent Millay answers this question in her poem, “What lips my lips...
I think that The poem “So We’ll Go No More A-roving” is all about love. More specifically, it is...
How do you express your love for someone? This song shows how Dylan expresses his love for this person...
, , , No Poverty (Economy), Poetry, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
My main question for this poem is Do you believe that it’s possible to change poverty and racism? .The...
My backyard.The place where I spend almost my entire day,Playing with my dogs and cleaning up their mess,Picking up...
I submitted my poetry of place to The Caterpillars Magazine. Its a magazine that accepts poems and writing from...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
IWouldWalkthe streets of Rundberg at night aloneRunThe trails of Walnut Creek park in the humid rain andPatearLa pelota with...
The big question is why is there police brutality? The poem answers this question by saying, “pull a trigger...
One of the most interesting lines in Edgar Allen Poe’s poem “The Raven” is in stanza 15, line 1....
, , , Music, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born In the USA” makes me ask: Are people actually going to help you in the...
In the seventh line, Tupac describes a cop being called a hero even though the cop just killed someone...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
What were these people going through that they had to give up their instruments in order to get money?...
In line one, paragraph one, Sylvia Plath repeats the phrase “you do not do” twice. She does this to...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Old field, mi cancha, bound by Fordham Plaza,Lined with soccer fields where we have so much fun with soccer...
The first lines that I’m choosing to comment on are the first stanza of the poem: “Because I could...
, , , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Found Poetry, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
Are colored people given a fair chance in our world? Or does their colored skin speak out for them?...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Poetry, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2019, War, 0
My first impressions of this poem were of confused. It makes me feel sad, yet, at the same time,...
In the first four lines of the first stanza, Auden introduces the poem by repeating it’s title and goes...
The way that Blake starts the poem with the last line of the first stanza with, “Could frame thy...
One of the most intriguing lines I’ve selected from this poem is line 40: “But it’s no different here.”...
In the poem “ Harlem” by Langston Hughes he talks about a dream deferred and the negative outcomes of...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
I am the black women that birthed you.I am the black women that died for slavery to be outgrew.Look...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Just in my hand, Rounded lobes on four cuts, Soft on top just like wet sand, And ruff on...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
The color of brown and white It reminds me of the calm days This shells whiteness makes the day...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
When I put it against my ear it makes a sound A sound of wind and waves of the...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 2
The slow steady water hits the rocksDistance buildings not really noticed unless it’s nightKids’ yelling filling the airAdults moving...
In the blue parkYou hear the squirrels barkand feel the nature With human behavior This park has been around...
10 seconds left – what should I do?Should I pass or should I shoot?What if I miss and it’s...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Bounce from left to right, then pass.Can’t play unless you talk trash.Went to jump and got knocked down.Need to...
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