, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Poetry, Showcase, 9
Dear Earth, I’m sorry I’m so so sorry I’m sorry that we’re losing our chance for change I’m sorry...
Dear, polar ice caps, you are cold and white with your glimmering snow coating your icy earth. With your...
To the polar bears You are big, tough, strong, and ferocious They say the ice caps you live on...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0
Dear Polar Bear You are big, cute and snow white. They say your ice will melt, They say your...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
I am from Basketball, From homemade cookies and hondas, I am from the big, old-but new house, I am...
, , , 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...
In this assignments, we were asked to write a poem based fighting for you poem. For my Poem I...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
Dear polar ice, Pacific Walrus and Polar Bear Emperor Penguin and Arctic Fox, All of you living in the...
Martin Brave, Confident, Bold Dad of Bernice, Dexter, Yolanda, and MLK III, Son of MLK Sr. and Alberta Williams...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
In this assignment, we were asked to write a poem for someone or something. For my poem, I wrote...
, , , Climate Action, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
Dear Snakes You are a reference to Kevin Durant You are quick and fierce They say that floods and...
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Are you able to create a situation of freedom when you see the depressing clouds of inferiority begin to...
In this assignment, we were asked to type a poem. For my poem, I am going to type my...
The first day of school, It’s scary, different, intimidating. But you’ll get through it. You can do it! The championships. Whoever wins this brings the...
Shut UpWe need to build a wallShut upWe need to elect this man who assaulted a woman to the...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
For all the people that hate(including myself)Seek positivityAlthough you might deny itIt’s easy to be negativeFinding positivity in life...
I was broken And it hurtIt was my faultI am sorryI was happyI was angryI was unforgivableI am sorry When...
NonviolenceMeansWillingness to sufferNonviolentdemenstratorsrose up with dignity
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Where I'm From, 3
I am from my dads scrambled eggs in the morningFrom Nike and Louisville SluggerI am from a big house...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Let me rush these notable exceptions who have been sustained by spiritual blessingsI had the strange feeling catapulted into...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
This is for youThe one who has the answers but not the confidence to share itSurprise ´emRaise your hand...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
(Curly’s Wife)Everyday I watch men workBehind the scenes I observeI examine their movementAnd watch them make conversationEvery dayDrowning in...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
Continue onDon’t let life’s boundaries stop youTo the teachers who told you, you are not smart enoughTo the coches...
Replace your small frown that they don’t seeWith words, declaring it was offensiveReplace that forgiving hugWith admitting it’s actually...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
In situations fraught with worry and despair, sayong “better than nothing” is more than fair.It’s better than nothing.It’s better...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 5
I’ll open my eyes,I’ll fly,when their hate brings medown, stillI will fly,I will fly for the littlegirl,still learning to...
, , , Climate Action, Found Poetry, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Paradise, CaliforniaA wet place, compared to most of the state.It averages 55 inches of rainfall a year.This year, a measly1/7...
, , , Found Poetry, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 7
Wednesday, October 10.One of the most powerful hurricanesever recordedslammed into FloridaIt was the third-most-powerfulhurricane on recordto hit the continental...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 5
I want you to fall.Like so many others in this twisted worldI want you to put all your effort...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 5
When you fall downAnd it is hard to get upKeep goingWhen all hope is lostBut you see a wayKeep...
, , , Art, Beauty, Media, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Open your eyes. Open your eyes and see the riots in France, the Mouvement des gilets jaunes, the tear...
, , , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 6
Have you ever walked around town and lookedObserved how people actHow they are as a personWhat they do in...
, , , I Could Be Worse, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 5
When you get stuck in traffic,Hours upon endJust remember,ItcouldbeWorseIf you get your wallet stolenAnd you can’t pay the taxiJust...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Martin Luther Kingwill go downinhistoryA great Americanwhose hopeas a Negroisof segregationon a lonely islandNegroAmericanSocietyina conditionofrightslibertyand happinessisAmerica In this assignment, we...
I am From Basketball,From Spalding and Nike,I am from the old house covered in bushes, red big with a...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Poetry, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 7
Open your eyesAnd see the California WildfiresThat took over 100 people and 20,000 buildingsWhere people are still recovering Open your...
I am from waterFrom Fiji and AquafinaI am from the chair overlooking the ocean, sparkling, and cool...
, , , Art, Beauty, Creative Writing, Life Skills & Fitness, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 9
This one is for those of you living the ¨big snooze.¨And for those of you sleeping your way through...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Berkeley, California
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