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I would ride the trains of new yorkAt night tired,Walk the grey gloomy neighborhood Of Bushwick,Bright neon light of the...
, , , 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...
, , , 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, 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...
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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...
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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...
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The novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë, opens with the melancholy scene of a poor orphan girl, who...
“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...
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With its luxurious Mountains, its oceans that’s 620 mi long.It’s voodoo king and Queen papa legba, Marie LaveauIt’s tasteful...
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iGo to lakes and only put my feet inWater is cold so I do not Swimhear the Water stillas if it were glassPlayvolleyball...
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...
, , , Family, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Writing, 1
My home is the most important place to meI don’t ever want to leave it no matter how old...
In Langston Hughes poems, “The collected poems of Langston Hughes” the author writes poems of his life and all...
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...
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I, too, am a man I am the one they look down on They send me to conversion camp...
, , , 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...
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Why are young lives being taken from us so fast? Because No one is listening to our voices Why...
When I was little I would go to the parkAt Anne Loftus Playground to play in the jungle gymI...
, , , Beauty, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 8
She knows she can’tBut if she has the chanceShe wants to stay To breathe in the unique scent of...
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I remember when my parents, siblings, and I used to go on road trips. I remember how long it...
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I am from dishesFrom Palmolive and blue spongesfrom blanket forts in my room(comfy, yet hard)I am from constant yelling...
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Tasty and smooth likesipping on a tropical islandIts cold surface like Chilling on a peninsula likeBeing at the beachThe...
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 2
The Universe News FlashYouare an insignificant littlespeck whose life will only addup to a less than a millisecond insome...
I was broken And it hurtIt was my faultI am sorryI was happyI was angryI was unforgivableI am sorry When...
, , , Gaming, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
in a game of clash royale yesterday,I summoned a minion horde to my opponents dismayand now I feel this...
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You are forgetting how to sympathize because your egotistical mindset can get in the way of realizing that this...
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
hot and sticky like fresh taffy the air hangs down on meit pushes on me like an extra gravitational...
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
After watching Crazy Rich Asians and seeing the glorious Singapore a sudden urge bestowed upon me to go outside I took my...
once a raindrop fell on my tall navy rain boots and I watched the puddles form and I jumped...
, , , Family, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
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 the streets of new york city filled with different noises, languages, and smells...
I CELEBRATE the trees, and dance beneath them. And what I have learned, they have taught me. For each...
, , , Creative Writing, Fall 2018, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Writing, Writing & Communication, 1
Hate Not the Wind — A Poem In the Style of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” Noel Harrison ...
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I’ll probably get carpal tunnel by the end of the year, Between the essays, drafts and projects,...
, , , Creative Writing, Happiness, History, Memoir, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Where I'm From, Writing, 1
I am from Nestle Crunch bars, from Airstream and Herman Miller. I am from the crystal-clear panels that let...
, , , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
summers are everlasting but i’ve learned to love the days spent in the sun with my mother soaking in...
DAZED AND CONFUSED WITHOUT MY MUSE AS THE DAYS GO BY I MISSED MY BEST FRIEND WHO EMBARKED ON...
, , , Climate Action, Creative Writing, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
winter 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...
, , , Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
Cole Hetrick I.S.O Giovanni Alaskan River The river rushed between my legs while i looked around to see...
, , , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Wonder, Writing, 5
i 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...
a 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....
, , , Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
I am from soccer ball, From Nike and Adidas. I am from the wet, green grass That smelled of...
, , , Creative Writing, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
when the warm summer air turns to crisp fall wind the leaves start to descend from high upon the...
Song of Myself I celebrate myself, my heart and my soul, The rhythm of love and the dance...
, , , Creative Writing, Life on Land, Music, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 6
a harsh chaotic melody echoes through the storm drenched clouds and orchestral raindrops and i sit and smile and...
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In me there is a love greater than the sum of my being Greater than the universe himself And...
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Bird, if you go outside and fly in the wind, You will toss and tumble straight to the ground,...
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I came into this world deafeningly. I will exit it the same, And I will occupy it with nothing...
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