I wonder if I am the only person who disagrees with people having sexual intercourse with no strings attached. Sharon Olds’ poem...
Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action; and till action, lust Is perjured,...
The poem “Changes” by Tupac Shakur makes me ask myself the same question. Will we ever truly have a...
Filming at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Career & Job Readiness, Media, Photography, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 1
Our names are José Disla, Carlos Nuñez, and Cristopher Beltre. We are students at Crotona International High School. We...
Where I’m From
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Where I am from Spring comes under the skin of trees Opened the veins and filled them with...
How do you express your love?
, , , Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
I think of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up I Blue” as a real-life situation. It makes me feel inquisitive, yet...
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....
How do people perceive you? Can you know their perspective on you?
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 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...
Do you believe that it’s possible to change poverty and racism?
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Tyler Vivas Spring 2019 Kiran Power Of Poetry “Changes” by Tupac Shakur Is it possible to change poverty and...
What were these people going through that they had to give up their instruments in order to get money?...
What is so special about nature? What are humans doing to it? This topic of nature has been...
Are people actually going to help you in the bad times?
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Poetry, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, War, 0
Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born In the USA” makes me ask: Are people actually going to help you in the...
Is the effort of love worth the pain of an inevitable breakup?
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
George Gordon Byron, (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824), who was known simply as Lord Byron, explored this...
Looking for the real meaning of “A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
A reader’s first impression of “A Birthday” by “Christina Rossetti” might be that she is celebrating her birthday with...
“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe What makes someone insane? What does it take to be sane? “The Raven”...
Can people change from violence? Can violence change anything?
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Can people change from violence? Can violence change anything? “Changes” by Tupac Shakur provokes these questions. On the surface,...
A Deeper Understanding of “To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman
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A.E. Housman’s 1896 poem, “To An Athlete Dying Young”, seems to be about an athlete taking on the obstacles...
The Obsession of Her
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
What does it mean to talk about a lover as an anonymous person? Does it mean being afraid of...
In the tender poem “She Walks in Beauty”, the author, Lord Byron expresses his love for this lady through...
Hope After the Chaos
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Where I'm From, 0
I am from the West CoastI am from the sandy warm beaches in CaliforniaFrom the beautiful sunsetsI am from...
A call to do better !
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 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?...
First Analysis of “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
One of the first things I noticed in this poem was of the phrase, “The art of losing isn’t...
Questions about the poem “So We’ll Go No More A-roving” by Lord Byron
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
One most intriguing comment out of six above was” Why does he need to pause to breathe? Why do...
Negative Familial Relationships in “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
What does it mean to have a bad family relationship? How does such hatred originate? This topic is addressed...
The Found Poem
, , , Found Poetry, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 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...
My Questions About “There is a garden in her face” by Thomas Campion
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 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...
My Questions About “Lorena” by Lucille Clifton
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
Clifton introduces the poem with a headline: “Woman cuts off husband’s penis, later throws it from car window. —News...
A Close Reading of “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of Byron’s poem was that it had a very sweet and calm tone to it and...
Close Reading of “You Fit into Me” by Margaret Atwood
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of this poem was that it was really interesting. The poem intrigued me, yet, at the...
A Close Reading of “What Lips My Lips Have Kissed” By Edna St. Vincent Millay
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 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...
Escaping Immigration
, , , Immigration, Mind Dump, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
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The Mind Dump
, , , 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...
My Questions About “What lips my lips have kissed” by Edna St Vincent Millay
, , , 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...
My main question for this poem is Do you believe that it’s possible to change poverty and racism? .The...
North Austin
, , , 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....
Born In the USA
, , , 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...
Questions about the poem “Latin Night at the Pawnshop” by Martin Espada
, , , 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...
Old Field, Mi Cancha
, , , 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...
Skin Color
, , , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Found Poetry, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Are colored people given a fair chance in our world? Or does their colored skin speak out for them?...
A close reading of “To an Athlete Dying Young “
, , , 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...
Equality and Justice
, , , Gender, Inequality, Mind Dump, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Violence, Women, 0
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...
To My Black Men
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
I am the black women that birthed you.I am the black women that died for slavery to be outgrew.Look...
Sand Dollar
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Just in my hand, Rounded lobes on four cuts, Soft on top just like wet sand, And ruff on...
Calmness given by a shell
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
The color of brown and white It reminds me of the calm days This shells whiteness makes the day...
The Touch of a Shell
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
When I put it against my ear it makes a sound A sound of wind and waves of the...
Nights!
, , , 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...
Playing the Game of Life
, , , 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...
Close Reading of “Immigrants In Our Own Land” by Jimmy Santiago Baca
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of this poem was that it was so interesting. The poem fascinated me, yet, at the...
Pelham Bay Park
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
1,2,3,4 then run fastHurry before they catch upChasing you for what you areRun with the ball and pass itThey...
Close Reading of “Latin Night at the Pawnshop” by Martin Espada
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
My first impression of this poem was confusion about the twist at the end. The poem makes me feel...
Initial Analysis of “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
My first impression of this poem was that it was about death. It makes me feel inquisitive, yet, at...
Prospect Park
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Oh Prospect Park, how I love the early morning walks with my dog,Letting him loose of his leash so...
A Happy Place
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
He hears it and is hookedOver the ideas forming in his head above the headphonesOver the cadence building louder...
Where Our Story Begins
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
IWouldSeeThe screen of my phone light up as you text me good morningFeelThe awkwardness as I meet your mom...
When I first read this poem I found it very unusual, I was unable to grasp the meaning of...
My first impressions of this poem were that It seems very interesting, but who is it about? It makes...
My first impression of this poem was that it was about a mother. When I read the first line...
My first impressions of this poem were of “The Raven” was confused. It makes me feel surprised, yet, at...
My first impression of this poem was that it was strange that she was comparing herself to a Jew...
When I was little I would go to the parkAt Anne Loftus Playground to play in the jungle gymI...
Tecumseh Playground
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
With the friends I loved who I love no more,I ran around the playground;We played tag till midnightAll across...
I wanted to be down all my life.Being able to feel that freedom.Where i don’t need to be told...
Voices in Prospect Park
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
Alongside my friends who talk but I talk not The fog covers my mindWe talked the night away At...
Pelham Bay Park is the place I go to hang with my friends. Its is the place I go...
Place I Love Poem
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, Spring 2019, 0
I look at the beautiful flowers,People sit, play, or just talk.On a nice day, I just sit and read,Looking...
Jokes on me
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
I want you to remember this “thing” that we could never put a Name on was going to hurt...
A Poem of Mexico
, , , Beauty, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 7
She knows she can’tBut if she has the chanceShe wants to stay To breathe in the unique scent of...
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