, , , Creative Writing, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Writing, Writing & Communication, 1
I remember playing near a fire hydrant on a hot beaming sunny day. I remember my mom telling me...
, , , Creative Writing, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Writing, Writing & Communication, 1
I remember the first day of my new school I remember the tears in my eyes streaming down like...
, , , Creative Writing, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Writing, Writing & Communication, 0
I remember occasional trips to Catskills to see my grandpa and grandma from my dad’s side. I remember the...
We need to change our waysWe need to change our mindsWe need to change our heart to recognize Recognize that...
, , , Creative Writing, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, 0
I remember being at school with worksheets and a pencil. I remember being able to go for lunch running...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember when i was an only child. I remember when playing in the snow while my parents laughed...
Just because I’m a complex maze without a center or exit Doesn’t mean I don’t cooperate, Doesn’t mean I...
I am from ajax, from clorox and febreze I am from riverside park, cold and windy i am from...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember the paper cuts that I received from composition notebooks I remember the big 64 pack of Crayola...
If ever there were a spring day so perfect,so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made you...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, USvsHate, 1
Let me know what you think of my graphic poem!
The sun is setting on a sticky July eve like a pad of butter slides down an ear of sweet corn, seemingly slow but...
Are you shaken, are you stirred By a whisper of love,Spellbound to a word Does Time cease to move,Till...
Feel the bass of the beat,Loud cars rolling up the street,Spanish music is all around you.Every block is so...
Learning to love differently is hard,love with the hands wide open, lovewith the doors banging on their hinges,the cupboard...
, , , Coronavirus, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
February-I remember seeing it in a DOE school newsletter.I remember not thinking it was a big deal.I remember leaving...
I am from Morning to Night the city that never sleeps I am from the MTA 6 line I...
, , , Media, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
by Elizabeth Jacobson, Read by: Nicolle Jimenez Above a pond, I sit on a wooden bench and throw pebbles...
By Gary Soto, Read by Alex Did you sneeze? Yes, I rid myself of the imposter inside me....
, , , Poetry, 0
by: Jennifer Elise Foerster Read by: Saniya Liriano My crown.My room.Surrounding snow. These are not myhands, my winter shoescarried off...
Sundays too my father got up earlyand put his clothes on in the blueblack cold,then with cracked hands that...
Her e-mail inbox always overflows. Her outbox doesn’t get much use at all. She puts on hold the umpteen-billionth...
If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made...
By Louise Glück Mother died last night,Mother who never dies. Winter was in the air,many months awaybut in the...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 2
I remember going to Isham Park as a little kid. I remember me and my friends playing soccer. I...
Her e-mail inbox always overflows. Her outbox doesn’t get much use at all. She puts on hold the umpteen-billionth call As music...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
By Linda Gregerson When love was a question, the message arrivedin the beak of a wire and plaster bird....
The snail moves like aHovercraft, held up by aRubber cushion of itself,Sharing its secret With the hedgehog. The hedgehogShares...
I chose this poem. Or, rather, it chose me. My first impression of this poem was that it was...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 1
Children under, say, ten, shouldn’t knowthat the universe is ever-expanding, inexorably pushing into the vacuum, galaxies swallowed by galaxies, whole solar...
As this suburban summer wanders toward darkcats watch from their driveways — they are boredand await miracles. The houses...
i remember the first time watching anohana and wishing i could watch it for the first time again i...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Wonder, 0
I remember waking up for school really early to get the first train.I remember rushing because I woke up...
, , , Coronavirus, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 6
I remember the realization that I might not be seeing my friends for a while. I remember Tuesday and...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 5
I remember waking up early to watch PBS kids with my sister on the weekends. I remember accidentally swallowing...
, , , Coronavirus, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 3
I remember the ambulance sirens wailing down DeKalb Avenue on their way to Brooklyn Hospital. I remember between classes,...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 2
I remember painting, getting my hands messy, and not caring.I remember staying up late.I remember watching anime and being...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember forgetting to put on a mask before putting on my hijab I remember there were only 2 people...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I would ride the trains of new yorkAt night tired,Walk the grey gloomy neighborhood Of Bushwick,Bright neon light of the...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember picking up my first basketballI remember playing with my cousin’s outsideI remember playing my first pick up...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember my last day of school in March. Lemme fix that. Normal school before this virus. All...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember the first lockdown and how the “two-week break” quickly turned into months and then a year. I...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2021, 1
I remember playing on the playstation 3 for the first time I remember my dad when he said he...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember when everybody was in school doing worksheets. I remember when everybody was excited about a 2-week break....
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember How little I was I remember the white girl phase those good old days (i wanted to...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember when they closed all the basketball courts it made me sad I couldn’t play ball with all...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
March /April I remember hearing that the schools were closing and being happy. I remember thinking it would only...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember this past year has been a year of reflection and discovering new things about myself. Being alone...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
I remember when I was shy. I remember when I went to Disneyland in Florida.I remember going go karting...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, 0
I remember waking up to the fresh smell of Pancakes I remember tumbling and scraping my knee outside ...
I remember when I used to dress up as my favorite fictional characters, Naruto, Rengoku from Demon Slayer, and...
, , , I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Writing, 0
I remember when I used to weep over the smallest thingsI remember when I didn’t eat the crust of...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 0
I am from candles that make every corner of the apartment smell like cinnamon and photos of family members...
, , , American Dream, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, This is America, Writing & Communication, 0
When it comes to America and what it means to be American. People think about the American dream. In...
, , , Poetry, 1
The smoke dances out of the grill Waltzing into the charcoal colored sky Decorated with diamonds that are forever...
, , , Poetry, Writing, 0
The red room in my old after school Up the stairs and down the hall Hidden in between walls...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 0
I’m from space heaters and tiny teddy bears, and giant ones, too.I’m from a down-South spacious backyard with a...
, , , Poetry, 0
I am from books, From electronics and knowledge . I am from the park a couple blocks from my...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 0
I am from Land O Lakes butter.I am from a small playground with backyard sprinklers.I’m from rice and hotdogs and...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 1
I am from the locket my mother gave me.From mirrors and white tulips and a guitar.I am from the...
I am from music and laughterWhere I am from we get discriminated and killedwhere I am from we work...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 0
I’m from dove ice cream, from Nong shim ramenI am from snow in the backyard and the swing set...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 0
I am from alarm clocks blaring, chargers hanging and water spraying.I am from the garden and both sides of...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 1
I am from two-sided sinks, from Roku Tv’s and domestic eventual, endless sickening, I am from the dirty playground with...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, 0
I am from a religious rug from dolls everywhere in the house I am from the plaza from where...
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 0
I am from TI-30XS Multiview Calculator, from Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, and Tv-RemoteI am from the backyard, basketball courts, and...
I am from Ticonderoga Pencils, from Downy and Coat-Hangers I am From Battery Park, and the Blacktops in Central...
, , , Creative Writing, Read/Write Poems, Writing, 0
The novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë, opens with the melancholy scene of a poor orphan girl, who...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
HomeA place to call your ownA place you share with the people you loveA place to create memories inBut...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
Tap left to go back and right to go forward.
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Books or Plays, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Writing & Communication, 0
(Great Gatsby: Nick’s poem to Gatsby) I contacted so many who I expected to show.Those who weren’t expected did.I...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
The trees are stripped and twisted. They look old but wise.The cold cutting wind chilling my face and hair.The...
“Mom I want to go to my room, Instead of sitting out here. Out here I can feel the...
Children, I hope you have a place that’s peaceful like mine once wasMy bathroom, the only place where I...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 1
With its luxurious Mountains, its oceans that’s 620 mi long.It’s voodoo king and Queen papa legba, Marie LaveauIt’s tasteful...
, , , Poetry, Semester Published, Spring 2021, 0
I’II tell u why I really love living in New York/ Harlem, I like to see the nice green...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
iGo to lakes and only put my feet inWater is cold so I do not Swimhear the Water stillas if it were glassPlayvolleyball...
, , , Poetry, Spring 2021, 1
High up, a hop up Manhattan, is the heights, It’s where all the Spanish people live. I like it,...
, , , Gathering data through all senses, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 2
San Miguel de Allende Plaza As you walkyour feet thud on the stonebirds sing in the trees,you won’t...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
“Books!” Chuckled I, “yes books”I woke up and flung the hold“Books!” Said I, “thing of pound”Once I sat engaged...
I Would Eat A quick chicken bowl at chipotle Dance Along with the music made in subway stations Shop ...
Darkness spreads as the sun is ready to sleep. Lights increase, crowds start to flee. The moonlight bounces off the empty...
Central Park, a park where a variety of birds can be found. A park where joggers jog around. The...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 10
I heard them and I still hear themHearing mother calling for their kids To come home before it gets darkHearing...
Five puzzle piecesEach one having many detailsBut they all have one similarityWhich is uniquenessStars of musicComedy prodigiesA compact melting...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 9
I can still see itabove the yelling and screaming above the locked doors and heavy breathing above the beatings and blood above...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
IWould LoveTo go backTo the AdirondacksSwimFishAnd ride on boatsEat good at nightAnd sleep inI want to go backTo my favorite...
, , , Family, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Writing, 0
My home is the most important place to meI don’t ever want to leave it no matter how old...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
There was a boy skating on the stairs with a group of friendsThere was a group of people watchingThere...
, , , Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
Click on the right to go forward, on the left to go back.
, , , Fall 2020, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Where I'm From, 3
, , , Beauty, Journey Poems, Poetry, 0
I think this is my favorite out of the many poetry books I’ve read, mainly because of how so...
Lil key x lil baby I say lil baby on the track ayyyy , I got my mans from...
, , , Fall 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Poetry, Showcase, 0
Women in prison Women in prison we go through a lot. Women in prison we don't get the proper...
Hospital Workers in Particular Hospital workers go through thick and thin working. They are the only people I...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, LGBTQ+ Rights, Poetry, Showcase, 0
While I was growing up I was raised to hate trans people. Because trans people are men trying to...
I respect others no matter skin color I only didn’t give up my seat because I was in the...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Poetry, Room with a View, Showcase, Women in Action, 0
This poetry book makes me feel confident and inspired from the way it can grab your “insecurities” or lack...
, , , Beauty, Family, Girl, Good Health and Well-Being, Homelessness, Life on Land, Love, Police, 0
The protagonist is playing the story of a dog who goes through four reincarnations, and comes back every time...
, , , Fall 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Media, Poetry, Showcase, Social Media, Writing & Communication, 8
People told me that I shouldn’t show my skin or that I’m not perfect enough or fit enough to...
I never really understood why I got treated so badly by my classmates. People would say nasty things like “Why...
, , , Literary Essay, Poetry, 0
As the speaker centers his whole poem and offer of love around a demand for his desired to give...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Friendship, History, Media, Poetry, Religion, Stories, Writing, Writing & Communication, 0
Storytelling (in a straightforward sense) was once important to humans. We used storytelling to connect, entertain and pass along...
Recently, I read the collected poems by Langston Hughes . I appreciated the poems and was really engaged in...
In Langston Hughes poems, “The collected poems of Langston Hughes” the author writes poems of his life and all...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2020, Photography, Poetry, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 0
Catharsis: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. High school is a strange...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, History, Poetry, Showcase, 3
Recently, I read Selected Poems, by Langston Hughes. I relished the thought of the ingeniousness Langston uses in his poems....
Recently, I read 12 Angry Men , by Reginald Rose. I was amazed by this plan, due to the...
, , , Argument, Arts & Entertainment, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Literary Essay, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Race Relations, Read/Write Poems, Research Help, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Stories, Youth Activism, 1
(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Girl, History, Point of View, Police, Politics, Protest, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, Writing, Youth Activism, 1
The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2020, 4
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, February 2020, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Police, Showcase, Spring 2020, Violence, 5
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, 5
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, 10
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, 2
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, 1
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...
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