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My Love For Black Wall Street
Orneisha, , Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Persisting, Striving for accuracy, Questioning and posing problems, Spring 2023, The U School, Black wall street, 0Black Wall Street we are thankful for the historic deeds and tales that you have left us with,Though you...
ODE TO BLACK WALL STREET
Kevin, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Art, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Poems and Stories, Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Spring 2023, The U School, Black wall street, 1Black Wall Street, a community of black people that thrived. Attacked from below and in the sky, in their...
Staying Strong on My Mexican Adventure
Noemi, , Taking responsible risks, Girl, Spring 2023, Turning Point Narrative, Showcase, Vignette, Quality Education, I Remember, Family, Persisting, Happiness, Thinking flexibly, Friendship, Striving for accuracy, Police, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Environment, Responding with wonderment and awe, Goals, P.U.L.S.E. High School, Mexico, 0I found a new me on my trip to Mexico! August 12, 2020, my mom and I were in...
Black wall street, Wonderful place, wrong time. You showed black excellence always had a time to shine. Others hated...
David and Goliath, actually Colossuses
Khoa, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Spring 2023, Showcase, Quality Education, Bio ELL, I Remember, Thinking flexibly, Park Slope Collegiate, richandpoor, competition, 1Creatures are always and always competing. The tigers, wolves, and lions compete to take over their territory for hunting....
Unhealing
Jimmy, , Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Fall 2022, Art, Poetry, Creative Writing, Photography, Writing, Creating, imagining, and innovating, writing, poetry, Orange Cove High School, 2There’s pain. There’s anguish that lasts. There is sound that carries from this dimension to the next. No matter...
Me
Ismael, , Fall 2022, Showcase, Poetry, Writing & Communication, Thinking flexibly, Striving for accuracy, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, This Is My Body, sports, body, The U School, 3Ismael. what am I, am I the anime kid or am I the oldestwhy not both. Yes I can be...
Shehri’s Childhood
Shehri, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Reduced Inequalities, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Poems and Stories, Fall 2022, identify, Park Slope Collegiate, 1I am made of eating sweet paint chips off the wall as a child and being scared to tell...
My Life in a Poem
Nicolle, , Showcase, Fall 2022, Poetry, Where I'm From, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Poems and Stories, My life, homework, identity, Park Slope Collegiate, Boring, 3. I am made of staying in my room all day, doing my homework, and listening to music, while...
I am made of…
Isiah G, , Showcase, Poetry, Poems and Stories, halloween, Park Slope Collegiate, Dave and buster, 0I am made of a trip to Miami to visit Universal Studios, so young I don’t remember and brushing...
I am made of crowded parties, with Mexican food, bachata music, and sometimes arguments. I am made of ...
This Is My Body
Aaliyah, , Writing & Communication, Fall 2022, Poetry, body, The U School, poetry, 6This is my body. Black girl. Tall girl. Skinny girl. In this world. North Philly. Tall Black Skinny girl. ...
This is my body My body is healthy and strong Im a five six african american I have two...
This is my body. A colored girl. Not too much to see but much to say about it. I’m...
Chica mixta negra y puertorriqueña
Shanelle, , Writing & Communication, Reduced Inequalities, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Creating, imagining, and innovating, This Is My Body, Fall 2022, Showcase, Poetry, The U School, poetry, 1This is my body Small and petite Mixed black and Puerto rican girl . ‘’Chica mixta negra y puertorriqueña.’’...
This is my body, The body I love, My own skin, my own flesh, I’ve been in here for...
This is my body in it are hidden feelings. Feelings from a very scary, dark, and empty place. A...
This is my body, I say that i’m skinny but others say that I’m thick.My body makes people look...
She cried to the southern wind. Her tears were like waterfalls. An undying hate. With an untamed eruption. Her...
In the article “Short-Story Vending Machines” (Upfront) I learned that there is now a new type of vending machine....
What they hide
Jupree, , History, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Spring 2022, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, The U School, Tulsa, 1One say if you are looking for information you gotta Look long and far for itAnd so I did Because...
Black Wall Street Egalitarianism
Chester, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Spring 2022, Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Racism, The U School, Black wall street, 2Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe AtlanticATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson, In...
Hate Crime
Raniyah, , This is America, Crime, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Youth Activism, Call to Action, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Community, Showcase, Spring 2022, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, March for Our Lives, Poetry, Activist, justice, black power, Tulsa Race Massacre, #hatecrimes, The U School, Black wall street, black history, Black Lives Matter, 14The Hate caught my attention.But white folks say it was the eventthat took place that caused them to make that...
Beautiful liar
Jose, , Poetry, Creative Writing, poetry, ohs, 1I offer this poem and nothing else, To live in one’s shadow can be cool and warm at the...
Surprise of a Sunset
Srinidhi, , Poems and Stories, Poetry, Nature, Creative Writing, creative writing, Okemos High School, poetry, 4I thought I’d awaken to a sky of silver. Heavy clouds covering the shining snow river. But there’s something...
Clementines
Lilly, , Habits of Mind, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Poems and Stories, Spring 2022, Showcase, Quality Education, Poetry, Happiness, winter, Okemos High School, 8the season of oranges i smell the scent of clementinesand i see a window of whiteand all of this...
I offer this poem to you, When tides start rolling in, A comfort as ice shocks your toes, A...
We Pray
Dawning, , Showcase, Poetry, Happiness, Creative Writing, Creating Community, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Okemos High School, Love, Peace, 9In the dawn of day We pray We pray so our families feel safe So that one’s happiness may...
Seventeen As I watched him disappear up the stairs, my head and my heart were both racing against the...
One Piece
Murad, , Read/Write Poems, Writing & Communication, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 5The book I read is interpreted as “manga” in Japan. Manga is similar to webtoons or comics books, but...
Teachers
Asher, , Read/Write Poems, Arts & Entertainment, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, Stress, Point of View, Teachers as Learners, Scratch, NowComment, Oscars, Questioning and posing problems, Memoir Photos, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Language, Teachers, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1I believe that teachers have a negative impact on student lives such as bad teachers and toxic environments such...
little me to old me
Jefferson P, , Good Health and Well-Being, Gathering data through all senses, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Showcase, Sports, Friendship, Journey Poems, train, Park Slope Collegiate, 12I’m sitting alone on the train, kids are screaming, very loud.someone dancing for some money, and to make everyone’s...
Broken Arm
Diego R, , Journey Poems, Good Health and Well-Being, Gathering data through all senses, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Showcase, Poetry, injury, Park Slope Collegiate, 11Christopher swinging next to meafternoon, cloudy summer daya few kids running around I fell off the swing, i couldn’t move...
My Time
Albara N, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Journey Poems, Gathering data through all senses, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, Showcase, Immigration, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 530 boys in a small room, 3 kids at one desksitting in a row, some in fancy jacketsthe sounds...
To an owl
Ella, , Environment & World, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Fall 2021, Poetry, Nature, Life on Land, Environment, Silver Creek High School, Inklings, magazine, man vs nature, poetry, cinquain, Nature, 17Warm nestDowny feathers, soft mossThe owl’s old bones shake asAxe seeks heartwood and the world falls fromAtlas’s shoulders Owl...
Blue River
Ella, , Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Nature, Environment & World, Clean Water and Sanitation, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Inklings, magazine, poetry, Nature, Silver Creek High School, 0There is a strong riverOver the hill from my grandmother’s houseAnd although she does not know my nameShe knows...
Am I Somebody?
Yniyah, , This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, The U School, Body Image, 8my body, tormentor of my dreamsscars that decorate the outsidebut formed from the misery on the insideAm I Somebody?...
The Biggest Change of My Life
Kerly D, , Fall 2021, Showcase, Immigration, Journey Poems, Reduced Inequalities, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, magzine, change, Park Slope Collegiate, 8It was 7 in morningWalking to my school in Ecuador, the last day for meAll my friends in class...
Kyle
Isiah G, , Fall 2021, Showcase, Family, Poetry, Journey Poems, Finding Humor, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, magazine, NYC, Park Slope Collegiate, 5Sitting in the waiting room, next to my fatherOut the window, cars driving through Sunset ParkPeople sitting in chairs...
This Is My Body
Adayiah, , Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Thinking flexibly, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 1Seeing people and taking a glance at them can make you thinkSome good and bad thoughts, but who would...
Darkness
Dawning, , Showcase, Poetry, Bullying, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, listening and understanding, include others, fear, Okemos High School, magazine, 1Darkness, The definition of shame and fearall feelings in which was driving through my mindMy fears unravel one by oneas...
My Body
Ziyair, , Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Taking responsible risks, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, poetry, The U School, magazine, 1I like my body from head to toe.I have many part my feet take me where I want to go.my...
Safe
Ella, , Thinking flexibly, Gathering data through all senses, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Showcase, Remaining open to continuous learning, Poetry, Poems and Stories, Fall 2021, Nature, Creative Writing, Environment & World, national day of writing, environment, writeout, magazine, Climate Action, Silver Creek High School, Fall 2021, Climate Change Effects, 14Flow in Flow out Baby’s breath, Moss Lung, cling to the mouth of the cave, Rustled by her breath,...
The Sky is Going to Kill Me
Ella, , Showcase, Poetry, Environment, Gathering data through all senses, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Inklings, magazine, poetryslam, Silver Creek High School, 27The sky is going to kill me at 12:35 tomorrow I know because the trees have told me Great...
Colors and Dirt
Ruby, , Showcase, This Is My Body, Art, Poetry, Beauty, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, #poemlife, magazine, #identities, The U School, Body Image, 1I see this any many of them now,all about their body of how it glistens,how it glows and showing...
This is my body
Makayla, , Poetry, Fall 2017, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, The U School, Body Image, magazine, 0This is my body, I’m hiding with a smileThis is my body, I’m hiding in my own styleThis is...
Black Female
Donyae, , Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, magazine, poetry, The U School, 5This is my body,An african-american female,Light skin eyes shaded brown,This is my body,Spirit and might full of confidence,Mind and...
Tatted
Shania, , Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 10This is my body tatted ButterflyBeautifulBoldCaterpillarsThis is my body Like a caterpillar Grow, eat , sleepThis is my bodyMy heartIt represents beauty,...
Remembrance of 9/11
Andrea A, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, I Remember, #Remember9/11, 0In the article, “Remembering 9/11, Twenty Years Later” I learned that the 9/11 attacks caused the Bush administration to...
M6y body
Iajanay, , This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, body shaming, magazine, The U School, 1From being 196 to 223 it’s horribleFrom the name calling to the body-shaming To the depression to the loving myself,From...
i love my skin….
Samyah, , This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 9This is my body… my body came a long wayin the eye of everybody else watching it.Being judged about being “too...
Talking to the Previous Life
Daniel C, , Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Family, Poetry, History, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, family history, magazine, The U School, 0A FOREIGNER IN THE STATESMY ANCESTOR WOULDN’T BELIEVE ITWAS BORN HERE AND STILL GET LOOKSJUST LIKE THEMYET I’M DIFFERENT.BUT FOR...
Dealing with the Hate
Jupree, , Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 7This is my bodyBorn in the cold month of Januaryraised in South Philadelphia and now MY BODY is just a...
My body creates
Sianni, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, The U School, poetry, 4The reason for my being here has always been quite clearMy body can create. It creates friendship and cheer,Trust...
Misunderstood from the Hood
Imeria, , Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, #poem, magazine, The U School, 5This is my body.I got the strengthStrength from my motherThat came from my mother That came from the struggleThis is...
Heart Wood
Ella, , Music, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Nature, Silver Creek High School, songs, thought capure, 4The Lost Words: Spell Songs are a collection of songs formed from the spell-poem book The Lost Word: A...
Welcome to Inklings
Ella, , Poetry, Stories, Creative Writing, Photography, Writing & Communication, Craft & Make, short fiction, Poems and Stories, Art, Inklings, art, 0Hello! This is just a little test to see if the group/posts are working correctly! We hope to bring...
Hidden Emotions
Raniyah, , Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Fall 2021, Poetry, This Is My Body, Psychology, History, Community, The U School, #TheTruth, #emotions, magazine, 15This is my body. In it are hidden emotions. Emotions from a dark place with a burnt dust smell....
Staying True
Zahir, , Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Body Image, The U School, 2This is my body… I can bring positive vibes Born during the scariest month of the year, OctoberBorn and raised...
Wildfire
Jaylen, , Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, The U School, magazine, poems, 1This is my body and I’m not sure how to explain it My head is a wildfire imagination but I...
Master Strength
Byron, , Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Poems and Stories, Fall 2021, Showcase, This Is My Body, Family, Poetry, Bio, struggle, magazine, The U School, 2This is my body. I got the strengthStrength from my brother That came from my father That came from...
Why do we dream and does mental health affect our dreams?
Neve, , Mind Dump, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, sleep, conscious mind, 6Some psychologists claim that dreams are the firing of neurons during a state of rest, while others suggest that...
9/11
Monica, , Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, I Remember, Fall 2021, 9/11, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article “Remember 9/11, Twenty Years Later,” I learned that a lot of innocent people died during that...
Changes for Better
Samantha, , Showcase, Poetry, Social Media, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Fall 2021, changes, Orange Cove High School, 2I read a poem that’s called “WE NEED TO CHANGE.” It is interesting because it’s true that some ways...
Running Up A Mountain
Douglas, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Showcase, Where I'm from, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1. I am from Acer, from Bounty and Logitech. I am from the jungle gym in the park a few...
A Neighborhood by the George Washington Bridge
Mario, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Where I'm from, Harvest Collegiate High School, 4I am from xboxes, Axe shampoo, and black fans that stand on the floor. I am from the parks,...
Where I’m From
AlexR, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Where I'm from, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I’m from New York, from the park next to the deli on the corner where almost everybody knows each...
Where I’m From
Anderson, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Where I'm from, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from tiny tetras swimming in their tank. I am from the swings and shooting baskets at the...
“Meeting at Night” by Robert Browning, read by Anderson
Anderson, , Writing, Spring 2021, Poetry, poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, "SHOWCASE”, 0I chose this poem. Or, rather, it chose me. Because the poem title sounded like a calm poem and...
Where I’m From
AlexR, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Where I'm from, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I’m from New York where almost everybody knows each other I’m from a Dominican family Where we love to...
When strings became keys
Angie, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, music, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I remember my first guitar I remember the feeling of sliding my fingers up and down the fretboard which...
I Remember Walking down the street, the police seriens on repeat I Remember coming home smelling the Puerto Rican...
“Old Men Playing Basketball,” by B.H Fairchild, Read by Matthew
Matthew, , Showcase, Poetry, Media, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, oral reading, 0The heavy bodies lunge, the broken language of fake and drive, glamorous jump shot slowed to a stutter. Their...
NYC … my home
Emmanuel, , Gathering data through all senses, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Showcase, Poetry, Places We Love: Photos, Spring 2021, writeout, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, Places We Love, 3Going out in the city is important to me,Hearing the traffic as the cars rush by you is thrilling,The...
What Do I Remember?
Emmanuel, , I Remember, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Mexico, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1I remember enjoying life as a kid and not having to worry about being the odd one out I remember...
I remember
Angie, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, childhood, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1I remember sitting in class and watching a movie since there was nothing else to do that day and...
Here are some things about me
Angie, , Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Haiti, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from eyeglasses, old cassette tapes and Febreeze. I am from the red monkey bars that were once...
I am from Brooklyn
issy, , Where I'm From, I Remember, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, brooklyn, 0I am from diapers, from pampers and huggies I’m from sidewalks and swings I am from the trees and...
The experience of who I am
Emmanuel, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, Washington Heights, 0I am from my shirts in my drawer from the Dior Sauvage cologne I have on my desk. I...
I Remember (Childhood)
Jaylene, , I Remember, Showcase, Poetry, Creative Writing, Writing, Writing & Communication, I Remember, poetry, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1I remember playing near a fire hydrant on a hot beaming sunny day. I remember my mom telling me...
Talking to the Sun
Bethzy, , I Remember, Showcase, Poetry, Creative Writing, Writing, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, I Remember, poetry, 5I remember the first day of my new school I remember the tears in my eyes streaming down like...
I remember being so excited to grow up
Iyanna, , I Remember, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Creative Writing, Writing, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, I Remember, poetry, 0I remember occasional trips to Catskills to see my grandpa and grandma from my dad’s side. I remember the...
WE NEED TO CHANGE
Saniya, , Call to Action, This is America, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, The U School, Inspirational poem, change, 8We need to change our waysWe need to change our mindsWe need to change our heart to recognize Recognize that...
I Remember
Douglas, , Showcase, Poetry, Creative Writing, I Remember, Harvest Collegiate High School, I Remember, 0I remember being at school with worksheets and a pencil. I remember being able to go for lunch running...
Childhood
Isabell, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, childhood, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I remember when i was an only child. I remember when playing in the snow while my parents laughed...
Just Because – A Complex Maze
Amal, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Creative Writing, Writing, Health Sciences High and Middle College, Poem, poetry, DontJudge, 0Just because I’m a complex maze without a center or exit Doesn’t mean I don’t cooperate, Doesn’t mean I...
This is me
Alex, , Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Mexico, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from ajax, from clorox and febreze I am from riverside park, cold and windy i am from...
My childhood
Heather, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, I Remember, 1I remember the paper cuts that I received from composition notebooks I remember the big 64 pack of Crayola...
“TODAY” by Billy Collins – Read by Kaimea
Kaimea, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, oral reading, 2If ever there were a spring day so perfect,so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made you...
Let me know what you think of my graphic poem!
Cornfields, Pools, and Chaos? Life in Small Town Iowa
Robin, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, nwppalces, University of Northern Colorado, 0The sun is setting on a sticky July eve like a pad of butter slides down an ear of sweet corn, seemingly slow but...
“The Kiss” by Robert Graves, Read by Laila
Laila, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, oral reading, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0Are you shaken, are you stirred By a whisper of love,Spellbound to a word Does Time cease to move,Till...
A Walk Around The Heights
Kenny, , Places We Love: Photos, Spring 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Showcase, Poetry, nwpplaces, writeout, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1Feel the bass of the beatCars rolling up the street Spanish music is all around you. Every block is...
“To have without holding” by Marge Piercy, Read by Alexis
Alexis, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, oral reading, 0Learning to love differently is hard,love with the hands wide open, lovewith the doors banging on their hinges,the cupboard...
“Always Something More Beautiful” by Stephen Dunn
Amra, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I chose this poem because it talks about how trying different things out doesn’t hurt. In my life I...
I Remember
Lena, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Coronavirus, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2020, 0February-I remember seeing it in a DOE school newsletter.I remember not thinking it was a big deal.I remember leaving...
I am from
Heather, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, New York City, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from Morning to Night the city that never sleeps I am from the MTA 6 line I...
“14-Love-Songs” by Elizabeth Jacobson, read by Nicolle
Nicolle, , Media, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Love, Harvest Collegiate High School, wonder, 0. Above a pond, I sit on a wooden bench and throw pebbles into the willows. A rush of...
“Self-Inquiry before the Job Interview”
AlexR, , Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, oral reading, 0By Gary Soto, Read by Alex Did you sneeze? Yes, I rid myself of the imposter inside me....
Those Winter Sundays By Robert Hayden, Read By Drew H.
Drew, , Writing & Communication, Poetry, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, poetry, 4I chose this poem. Or, rather, it chose me, because of how much I could relate to it...
“Gods Secretary” by R.S Gwynn, Read by Leo
Leo, , Poetry, Spring 2021, poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0Her e-mail inbox always overflows. Her outbox doesn’t get much use at all. She puts on hold the umpteen-billionth...
“TODAY” by Billy Collins -Read by Kaimea
Kaimea, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, oral reading, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made...
“Nocturne” by Louise Gluck, Read by Douglas
Douglas, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, oral reading, 1By Louise Glück Mother died last night,Mother who never dies. Winter was in the air,many months awaybut in the...
I remember poem
Rojo, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, school, Harvest Collegiate High School, 3I remember going to Isham Park as a little kid. I remember me and my friends playing soccer. I...
“God’s Secretary” by R. S. Gwynn, Read by Nico
Nico, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, oral reading, 2Her e-mail inbox always overflows. Her outbox doesn’t get much use at all. She puts on hold the umpteen-billionth call As music...
By Linda Gregerson When love was a question, the message arrivedin the beak of a wire and plaster bird....
Hedgehog, by Paul Muldoon, read by Ocean
Ocean, , Showcase, Poetry, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, Hedgehogs, 1The snail moves like aHovercraft, held up by aRubber cushion of itself,Sharing its secret With the hedgehog. The hedgehogShares...
My Brother the Artist, at Seven by Philip Levine, read by Rojo
Rojo, , Poetry, Spring 2021, Showcase, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I chose this poem. Or, rather, it chose me. My first impression of this poem was that it was...
“Cartoon Physics, part 1” by Nick Flynn, Read by Karim Mansour
Karim, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, oral reading, 1Children under, say, ten, shouldn’t knowthat the universe is ever-expanding, inexorably pushing into the vacuum, galaxies swallowed by galaxies, whole solar...
“The World in the Evening” by Rachel Sherwood, Read by Ian
Ian, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, oral reading, 3As this suburban summer wanders toward darkcats watch from their driveways — they are boredand await miracles. The houses...
I Remember
Cynthia, , Showcase, Poetry, Writing & Communication, I Remember, Spring 2021, Orange Cove High School, college applications, 0i remember the first time watching anohana and wishing i could watch it for the first time again i...
I Remember
Nicolle, , I Remember, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Wonder, wonder, community, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I remember waking up for school really early to get the first train.I remember rushing because I woke up...
months of quarantine
Sara, , I Remember, Coronavirus, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, quarantine, Harvest Collegiate High School, 7I remember the realization that I might not be seeing my friends for a while. I remember Tuesday and...
I Remember…
Kaimea, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, childhood, Harvest Collegiate High School, 5I remember waking up early to watch PBS kids with my sister on the weekends. I remember accidentally swallowing...
Pandemic
Kiran, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Coronavirus, brooklyn, Harvest Collegiate High School, 3I remember the ambulance sirens wailing down DeKalb Avenue on their way to Brooklyn Hospital. I remember between classes,...
Life in the past
Saniya, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, Pandemic, 2I remember painting, getting my hands messy, and not caring.I remember staying up late.I remember watching anime and being...
I Remember
Tasneem, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, covid, 0I remember forgetting to put on a mask before putting on my hijab I remember there were only 2 people...
NY Deli
AlexR, , Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, New York, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I would ride the trains of new yorkAt night tired,Walk the grey gloomy neighborhood Of Bushwick,Bright neon light of the...
I remember
AlexR, , I Remember, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, basketball, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I remember picking up my first basketballI remember playing with my cousin’s outsideI remember playing my first pick up...
I remember
Lexie, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, Pandemic, 2020, 0I remember my last day of school in March. Lemme fix that. Normal school before this virus. All...
I Remember (Quarantine)
Jaylene, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, quarantine, 0I remember the first lockdown and how the “two-week break” quickly turned into months and then a year. I...
learning it all
Anderson, , I Remember, Spring 2021, Showcase, Sports, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, baseball, 1I remember playing on the playstation 3 for the first time I remember my dad when he said he...
I remember
Hai-Cheng, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2020, 0I remember when everybody was in school doing worksheets. I remember when everybody was excited about a 2-week break....
I Remember……
Alexis, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, childhood, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I remember How little I was I remember the white girl phase those good old days (i wanted to...
I remember
Jaiden, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, Asymptomatic, 0I remember when they closed all the basketball courts it made me sad I couldn’t play ball with all...
I remember
Leo, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2020, 0March /April I remember hearing that the schools were closing and being happy. I remember thinking it would only...
I Remember
Luisa, , I Remember, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, COVID-19, 0I remember this past year has been a year of reflection and discovering new things about myself. Being alone...
Amra Remembers
Amra, , Showcase, Poetry, I Remember, Spring 2021, childhood, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I remember when I was shy. I remember when I went to Disneyland in Florida.I remember going go karting...
I remember waking up to the fresh smell of Pancakes I remember tumbling and scraping my knee outside ...
I Remember
Ocean, , I Remember, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Writing & Communication, I Remember, childhood, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1I remember when I used to dress up as my favorite fictional characters, Naruto, Rengoku from Demon Slayer, and...
I Remember
Ian, , Writing, I Remember, Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, Percy Jackson, 0I remember when I used to weep over the smallest thingsI remember when I didn’t eat the crust of...
Origin of Home
Jaylene, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, New York, Harvest Collegiate High School, Puerto Rico, 0I am from candles that make every corner of the apartment smell like cinnamon and photos of family members...
America
Ahmed, , Showcase, Poetry, American Dream, This is America, Writing & Communication, Spring 2021, america, poetry, Berkeley High School, 1When it comes to America and what it means to be American. People think about the American dream. In...
From Fall To Winter
Angie, , Gathering data through all senses, Poetry, writeout, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, 1The smoke dances out of the grill Waltzing into the charcoal colored sky Decorated with diamonds that are forever...
The red room in my old after school Up the stairs and down the hall Hidden in between walls...
Where I’m from
Genesis, , Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Greensboro, Harvest Collegiate High School, bronx, 0I’m from space heaters and tiny teddy bears, and giant ones, too.I’m from a down-South spacious backyard with a...
Where I’m from
Amra, , Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Harvest Collegiate High School, Islam, 0I am from Land O Lakes butter.I am from a small playground with backyard sprinklers.I’m from rice and hotdogs and...
Where I’m From
Lexie, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, Where Im From, 0. I am from adobo and cans of red beans, and from Mistolin, Dawn and Windex . I am...
My story
Luisa, , Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, el salvador, Dominican Republic, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1I am from the locket my mother gave me.From mirrors and white tulips and a guitar.I am from the...
I’m Not Where I Am From
Nicolle, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, Discrimination, 0I am from music and laughterWhere I am from we get discriminated and killedwhere I am from we work...
where I’m from…
Kaimea, , Read/Write Poems, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Harvest Collegiate High School, Fujian, Harlem, 0I’m from dove ice cream, from Nong shim ramenI am from snow in the backyard and the swing set...
A Journey Through
Drew, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harlem, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from alarm clocks blaring, chargers hanging and water spraying.I am from the garden and both sides of...
I Am From Brooklyn and Haiti
Alexis, , Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Harvest Collegiate High School, brooklyn, 2I am from two-sided sinks, from Roku Tv’s and domestic eventual, endless sickening, I am from the dirty playground with...
Where I’m From
Karim, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, poetry, Where I'm from, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I am from a religious rug from dolls everywhere in the house I am from the plaza from where...
Where I’m From
Ian, , Showcase, Poetry, Where I'm From, Creative Writing, Read/Write Poems, Writing, Spring 2021, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Taiwan, Harvest Collegiate High School, brooklyn, 0I am from TI-30XS Multiview Calculator, from Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, and Tv-RemoteI am from the backyard, basketball courts, and...
Where I’m From
Ocean, , Poetry, Where I'm From, Read/Write Poems, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, poetry, Where I'm from, showcase, 1I am from Ticonderoga Pencils, from Downy and Coat-Hangers I am From Battery Park, and the Blacktops in Central...
“Jane Eyre” and its influence on my own writing
Josie, , Creative Writing, Read/Write Poems, Writing, #inspirational, British Literature, main character, women, 0The novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë, opens with the melancholy scene of a poor orphan girl, who...
HomeA place to call your ownA place you share with the people you loveA place to create memories inBut...
In This Kingdom II
Amal, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, #creativepoem, Poem, Health Sciences High and Middle College, 0Tap left to go back and right to go forward.
Undeserved Solitude
Alondra, , Poetry, Books or Plays, Arts & Entertainment, Writing & Communication, Spring 2021, Showcase, The Great Gatsby, Orange Cove High School, 0(Great Gatsby: Nick’s poem to Gatsby) I contacted so many who I expected to show.Those who weren’t expected did.I...
Washington Square
Sara, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, writeout, 0The trees are stripped and twisted. They look old but wise.The cold cutting wind chilling my face and hair.The...
A Happy Place
Juan, , Showcase, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, 5“Mom I want to go to my room, Instead of sitting out here. Out here I can feel the...
My Bathroom
Genesis, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, 2Children, I hope you have a place that’s peaceful like mine once wasMy bathroom, the only place where I...
A Place Like Haiti
Alexis, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, writeout, 1With its luxurious Mountains, its oceans that’s 620 mi long.It’s voodoo king and Queen papa legba, Marie LaveauIt’s tasteful...
The Nick
Mekhi, , Poetry, Semester Published, Spring 2021, Gathering data through all senses, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, writeout, 0I’II tell u why I really love living in New York/ Harlem, I like to see the nice green...
Montenegro
Amra, , Spring 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Showcase, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, writeout, 1iGo to lakes and only put my feet inWater is cold so I do not Swimhear the Water stillas if it were glassPlayvolleyball...
High Up in the Heights
Mario, , Gathering data through all senses, Poetry, Spring 2021, writeout, showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, 1High up, a hop up Manhattan, is the heights, It’s where all the Spanish people live. I like it,...
San Miguel de Allende Plaza
Nico, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2021, Gathering data through all senses, writeout, showcase, Mexico, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, 2San Miguel de Allende Plaza As you walkyour feet thud on the stonebirds sing in the trees,you won’t...
Midnight Books
Tasneem, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, 0“Books!” Chuckled I, “yes books”I woke up and flung the hold“Books!” Said I, “thing of pound”Once I sat engaged...
life in New York
Kaimea, , Gathering data through all senses, Poetry, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, writeout, 0I Would Eat A quick chicken bowl at chipotle Dance Along with the music made in subway stations Shop ...
A Night/Gloomy Morning In NYC
Drew, , Showcase, Poetry, Nature, Read/Write Poems, Spring 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, writeout, 1Darkness spreads as the sun is ready to sleep. Lights increase, crowds start to flee. The moonlight bounces off the empty...