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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, , Arts & Entertainment, Language, Memoir Photos, NowComment, Oscars, Point of View, Questioning and posing problems, Read/Write Poems, Scratch, Stress, Teachers as Learners, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Teachers, 1I believe that teachers have a negative impact on student lives such as bad teachers and toxic environments such...
NY Deli
AlexR, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, New York, 0I would ride the trains of new yorkAt night tired,Walk the grey gloomy neighborhood Of Bushwick,Bright neon light of the...
Origin of Home
Jaylene, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Harvest Collegiate High School, New York, Puerto Rico, 0I am from candles that make every corner of the apartment smell like cinnamon and photos of family members...
Where I’m from
Genesis, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, bronx, Greensboro, Harvest Collegiate High School, 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, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, 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...
My story
Luisa, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Dominican Republic, el salvador, 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...
where I’m from…
Kaimea, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, Fujian, Harlem, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0I’m from dove ice cream, from Nong shim ramenI am from snow in the backyard and the swing set...
A Journey Through
Drew, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, 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, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, brooklyn, Harvest Collegiate High School, 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, Harvest Collegiate High School, poetry, showcase, Where I'm from, 0I am from a religious rug from dolls everywhere in the house I am from the plaza from where...
Where I’m From
Ian, , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Where I'm From, Writing, Writing Like George Ella Lyon, brooklyn, Harvest Collegiate High School, Taiwan, 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, Read/Write Poems, Where I'm From, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, poetry, showcase, Where I'm from, 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...
A Happy Place
Juan, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 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, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 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, , Gathering data through all senses, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 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...
Montenegro
Amra, , Gathering data through all senses, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 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...
A Night/Gloomy Morning In NYC
Drew, , Gathering data through all senses, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 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...
Central Park
Ocean, , Gathering data through all senses, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, writeout, 3Central Park, a park where a variety of birds can be found. A park where joggers jog around. The...
Home
Ian, , Family, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Writing, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, 1My home is the most important place to meI don’t ever want to leave it no matter how old...
“The south” by Langston Hughes
Ocean, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Writing & Communication, Harvest Collegiate High School, Langston Hughes, 0In Langston Hughes poems, “The collected poems of Langston Hughes” the author writes poems of his life and all...
Plot analysis of 12 angry men
Matthew, , Books or Plays, Plot Analysis, Read/Write Poems, Writing & Communication, 9th grade, Harvest Collegiate High School, Plot, 4Recently, I read 12 Angry Men , by Reginald Rose. I was amazed by this plan, due to the...
The Harlem Renaissance By: Veronica Chambers
Drew, , 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, African American History, book, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Harvest Collegiate High School, history, life changing, Veronica Chambers, 1(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
I, too, am a man I am the one they look down on They send me to conversion camp...
I, too wanna state a purpose. I am the bad guy. They send me to rethink things about me...
How many, How much, It all depends on Us
Annie, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creative Writing, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Climate Change, College, Discrimination, drugs, Gun Violence, Immigration, mental health, Okemos High School, Rape, 2How many children will die in school shootings? Depends on if we try to stop them. How many teens...
I Stayed Strong
Farah, , Beauty, Fall 2019, Happiness, Immigration, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Read/Write Poems, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Showcase, This I Believe, Okemos High School, 0I celebrate who I am every second, Every minute, Of every day for the rest of my life. I...
Why, How, and When Is There Going To Be a Change?
Calaia, , Fall 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Okemos High School, 9Why are young lives being taken from us so fast? Because No one is listening to our voices Why...
Anne Loftus Playground
Angelina, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, 3When I was little I would go to the parkAt Anne Loftus Playground to play in the jungle gymI...
A Poem of Mexico
Wendy, , Beauty, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Harvest Collegiate High School, Mexico, nwpplaces, poetry, 8She knows she can’tBut if she has the chanceShe wants to stay To breathe in the unique scent of...
I remember when my parents, siblings, and I used to go on road trips. I remember how long it...
I am from dishesFrom Palmolive and blue spongesfrom blanket forts in my room(comfy, yet hard)I am from constant yelling...
Tasty and smooth likesipping on a tropical islandIts cold surface like Chilling on a peninsula likeBeing at the beachThe...
ISO Adoff and Raccoon Violence
Grace, , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, Okemos High School, 2The Universe News FlashYouare an insignificant littlespeck whose life will only addup to a less than a millisecond insome...
Apology
Kelly, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 3I was broken And it hurtIt was my faultI am sorryI was happyI was angryI was unforgivableI am sorry When...
A Quick Match
Saheth, , Gaming, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Okemos High School, 2in a game of clash royale yesterday,I summoned a minion horde to my opponents dismayand now I feel this...
You are forgetting how to sympathize because your egotistical mindset can get in the way of realizing that this...
swamp poem
Grace, , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, creative writing, Nikki Giovanni, Okemos High School, 1hot and sticky like fresh taffy the air hangs down on meit pushes on me like an extra gravitational...
Crazy Rich Thunder
Harsna, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, Okemos High School, 0After watching Crazy Rich Asians and seeing the glorious Singapore a sudden urge bestowed upon me to go outside I took my...
rainy day
Tanu, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, Okemos High School, 0once a raindrop fell on my tall navy rain boots and I watched the puddles form and I jumped...
my brother hasblack combed hairhe will alwaysapply it with gelhe leaves itthe way he intendsit to behe wars it...
a poem is a lot like…
Dawn Reed, , Creative Writing, Fall 2018, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Okemos High School, 4a poem is a lot like the streets of new york city filled with different noises, languages, and smells...
What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been…
Jared, , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0I CELEBRATE the trees, and dance beneath them. And what I have learned, they have taught me. For each...
Hate Not the Wind — A Poem In the Style of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”
Noel, , Creative Writing, Fall 2018, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Writing, Writing & Communication, Okemos High School, 1Hate Not the Wind — A Poem In the Style of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” Noel Harrison ...
Woe is me, Life vs Me. A One Sided Battle
Alana, , Fall 2018, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Writing, Okemos High School, 0I’ll probably get carpal tunnel by the end of the year, Between the essays, drafts and projects,...
Where I’m From
Zoe, , Creative Writing, Happiness, History, Memoir, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Where I'm From, Writing, Okemos High School, poetry, 1I am from Nestle Crunch bars, from Airstream and Herman Miller. I am from the crystal-clear panels that let...
I.S.O Nikki Giovanni
Zoe, , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, creative writing, Okemos High School, summer, sun, 0summers are everlasting but i’ve learned to love the days spent in the sun with my mother soaking in...
I.S.O Victor Cruz
Zoe, , Creative Writing, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, creative writing, life, Okemos High School, poetry, 0DAZED AND CONFUSED WITHOUT MY MUSE AS THE DAYS GO BY I MISSED MY BEST FRIEND WHO EMBARKED ON...
I.S.O. Nikki Giovanni
Emilila, , Climate Action, Creative Writing, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0winter poem yesterday while running to the bus a raindrop told me to put my hood on but i...
Spirit, flesh and feel dost thou lack. Thou act out thine orders without error, Thinking only in math and...
Alaskan River
Cole, , Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, #I.S.O Giovanni, Okemos High School, 4Cole Hetrick I.S.O Giovanni Alaskan River The river rushed between my legs while i looked around to see...
Wonder – ISO Giovanni
Valerie, , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Wonder, Writing, Okemos High School, 5i was young when pink and white flowers grew on the dogwood tree in the front yard of the...
Song of Myself by: Paige Duren Rejoice today and everyday Rejoice in the fact that we are alive...
In the Style of: Nikki Giovanni
Kevin, , Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, ISO, Nikki Giovanni, seasons, 0a poem for all seasons running through a field of flowers, basking in the sun at the...
First day of School By Quan Nguyen First day new school just trying not to lose....
I am from soccer ball, From Nike and Adidas. I am from the wet, green grass That smelled of...
when the warm summer air turns to crisp fall wind the leaves start to descend from high upon the...
Song of Myself
Mattie, , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Okemos High School, 0Song of Myself I celebrate myself, my heart and my soul, The rhythm of love and the dance...
ISO Giovanni
Abigail, , Creative Writing, Life on Land, Music, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Okemos High School, 6a harsh chaotic melody echoes through the storm drenched clouds and orchestral raindrops and i sit and smile and...
Song of Myself (In the Style of Walt Whitman)
Katie, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Okemos High School, 3In me there is a love greater than the sum of my being Greater than the universe himself And...
Bird, if you go outside and fly in the wind, You will toss and tumble straight to the ground,...
Song of Myself
Adelle, , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Okemos High School, Poem, poetry, songofmyself, waltwhitman, 4I came into this world deafeningly. I will exit it the same, And I will occupy it with nothing...