poetry – Youth Voices

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Soft Thorns

Drew, , January 23, 2021, 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...

closeup photo of multicolored stripe flag

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R.I.P Selena Reyes-Harnandez

Ashanti, , January 20, 2021, 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...

Rosa Parks gives a speech at the Poor Peoples March in 1968

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My Equal Rights

Aniya, , January 19, 2021, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Poetry, 0

I respect others no matter skin color I only didn’t give up my seat because I was in the...

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A bulldozer to his plaything

Liann, , January 12, 2021, Fall 2020, Love, Poetry, 1

The speaker in “To His Coy Mistress” is persistent, certainly a force to be reckoned with. However, his domineering...

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Is storytelling still the same today as it once was?

Kate, , December 4, 2020, 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...

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How I Approach Pairing For Our Literary Magazine

Lisa, , November 25, 2020, Fall 2020, 0

Making pairs is an art form in its own right and takes at least a basic understanding of more...

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Staff Pick

Sadie, , November 6, 2020, Art, Fall 2020, Poetry, 1

For many years now, Judge Memorial students have been putting together an annual literary magazine. Our litmag, called Catharsis,...

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Fighting For You

Hudson, , October 11, 2019, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0

Dear polar ice, Pacific Walrus and Polar Bear Emperor Penguin and Arctic Fox, All of you living in the...

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Martin Luther King

Jake, , October 11, 2019, Fall 2019, Poetry, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3

Martin Brave, Confident, Bold Dad of Bernice, Dexter, Yolanda, and MLK III, Son of MLK Sr. and Alberta Williams...

I, Too

Aloni, , October 10, 2019, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0

I, too, am educated. I am the brown skin sister. They think I follow the stereotype The “ghetto” “...

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Filming at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Carlos, , June 13, 2019, 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...

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Untitled

Anonymous, , June 4, 2019, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1

“He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man.” – Samuel...

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North Austin

Orlando, , May 22, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0

IWouldWalkthe streets of Rundberg at night aloneRunThe trails of Walnut Creek park in the humid rain andPatearLa pelota with...

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Calmness given by a shell

Wendy, , May 13, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0

The color of brown and white It reminds me of the calm days This shells whiteness makes the day...

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Initial analysis of “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks

Wendy, , May 3, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0

My first impression of this poem was that it was about a mother. When I read the first line...

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A Poem of Mexico

Wendy, , April 18, 2019, 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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What You Meant To Say: Speak Up

Naomi, , March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3

Replace your small frown that they don’t seeWith words, declaring it was offensiveReplace that forgiving hugWith admitting it’s actually...

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I want you to fall

Joey, , March 14, 2019, 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...

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raining

Ajaeya, , March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3

raining droplets pitter-patter off the rooftops of the city and i stand on the side holding an umbrella that...

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“I HAVE A DREAM” (MLK SPEECH) – Blackout Poem

Julian, , March 13, 2019, 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...

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From Kickball and Tire Swings

Kiran, , February 27, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Where I'm From, 1

I am from mud pies, old stone walls and leaf-buried granite boulders, kickball and the tire swing and skates...

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The Universe Within Us

Judith, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 6

For this poem I had to connect a topic from Shakespear to my own life. I chose to write...

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Sam Cornish I.S.O

Ben, , March 14, 2018, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0

Modeled after Sam Cornish’s “Sam’s World” a good friend of mine is such a joyful spirit so free ...

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Where I’m From

Zoe, , March 13, 2018, 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...

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I.S.O Victor Cruz

Zoe, , March 13, 2018, Creative Writing, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0

DAZED AND CONFUSED WITHOUT MY MUSE AS THE DAYS GO BY I MISSED MY BEST FRIEND WHO EMBARKED ON...

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Nothing but Cold

Yaqui, , March 9, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2

The world is already cold Family is supposed to give you that warmth That warmth you need to survive...

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Another Poem

Kevin, , March 2, 2018, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0

midsummer i am trying to sleep in the hot summer night the AC is on but alas the...

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Why I’m Emotional As Hell

Angie, , February 23, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 8

Why do we fall in love? Man meets woman Woman meets woman Man meets Man Simple love, but...

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why am I mad as hell

Pedro, , February 23, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4

Why am i mad as hell Cause i hate everyone Everyone gets me mad The irritate me which gets...

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A Poem

Kevin, , February 16, 2018, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 9

Something I did for class, but I am really proud of it The Dragon and The Knight ...

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“Through My Eyes”

Paul, , February 16, 2018, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1

I am so much, and yet, so little. I am a giant and yet simultaneously, I am more miniscule...

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Song of Myself

Adelle, , February 15, 2018, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4

I came into this world deafeningly. I will exit it the same, And I will occupy it with nothing...

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Reef

Anna, , November 14, 2017, Fall 2017, Showcase, 2

Point of View Writing About a Photo: Reef Below the surface Beneath the surging waves I have been growing...

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Ordinary Life

Bederlin, , July 17, 2017, Showcase, Summer 2017, 5

I am from the beach swimming in the full moon near to the train station. ...

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These People

Jahkym, , June 1, 2017, Poetry, Police, Politics, 0

Look at all of these people, all of this because this Rodney King guy Maybe we’d be better...

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When there is pain, there is art. When there is art- something beautiful is created.

Em, , May 3, 2017, Creative Writing, Poetry, 1

With these beautiful words that have fallen away from my soul- this time- my tears will dry. they will...

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Carpe Diem Poem

Adam, , May 3, 2017, Poetry, 1

Wander, Climb, Run, Swim, Do them all, Do them now, Live your life, Now, Today, Before it is gone....

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My Thoughts on Poetry

Rylan, , May 2, 2017, Spring 2017, 0

Poetry can be great! It can be used as a way to express one’s feelings, or as a way...

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Someone Like Me

Em, , April 19, 2017, Creative Writing, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, 2

It was the people we could be. The conversations, nostalgic desire/ what happened to us? I fell in love...

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Nobody, Not Even The Rain

Em, , March 27, 2017, Creative Writing, Poetry, 2

I had only ever been kissed by the rain/ so gently as it may. I spent all of these soft wasted...

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I am So Sorry

Naomi, , March 25, 2017, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3

I am So sorry I used all the data this month and I know it’s only the...

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WOW RUNNING SUCKS, Poem in the style of Victor Hernandez Cruz

Adam, , March 25, 2017, Poetry, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2017, 1

WOW RUNNING SUCKS WHY AM I HERE I AM A SWIMMER THEY KNOW ALL THESE RUNNER NAMES WHO ARE...

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Age and Thoughts

Molly, , March 21, 2017, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0

Surrounded Constantly surrounded Their loud, mean, oblivious personalities. All I want is to be serious for once Drop the...

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The Rain Will Fall But Not Conform

Em, , March 17, 2017, Creative Writing, Poetry, Showcase, 0

We are Raindrops in an endless ocean/ free-form and crashing, forever changing in a raging storm. Despite the unforgiving...

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Date with the Sun

Ariel, , March 14, 2017, Showcase, Spring 2017, 8

Poem in the style of Giovani that time the rays and my eyes made eye contact they...

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All Flame No Firewood

Em, , March 10, 2017, Spring 2017, 0

let my body- by the flames of your soul- be engulfed. however so captured by your pure & instinctive...

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Forgetfulness Equivalent to Carelessness

Em, , March 10, 2017, Creative Writing, Poetry, 0

i can not think so forgive me. there are these faceless shapes in the dark corridor with painted walls...

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A Reason Why

Em, , March 3, 2017, Creative Writing, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6

Perhaps this is not an assumption or a conclusion the echoes of what once was- what is- of people...

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Some Nights

Em, , February 24, 2017, Creative Writing, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0

There are some nights/ like this night/ where I wish to be one of those stars that you wish...

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Fragmented Thought

Em, , February 24, 2017, Creative Writing, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, 2

There are some nights/ like this night/ where I wish to be one of those stars that you wish...

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Two World Collide

Shantanu, , November 10, 2016, Art, Beauty, Fall 2016, Media, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Stories, Wonder, 1

Here is my Project:https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/126762457/ Here are some steps to create an awesome Animation like this. Brainstarm for ideas...

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Seashell

Skayla, , October 31, 2016, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, 5

The oceans waves and breaths of salt enveloped me and so my colors changed A white so pure it...

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A One Year Old Grave

Joselyn, , October 25, 2016, Fall 2016, Family, Poetry, Religion, Showcase, 1

On this day that is supposed to bring love and cheer, I sit down, crying, on this Lunar...

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Gunshots

Destiny, , October 5, 2016, Bullying, Guns, Poetry, Repentino., Showcase, Violence, Where I'm From, 4

I am from Oakland, CA I am from a world where the only thing you hear is gunshots wherever did you...

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Not the Same

Semon, , October 4, 2016, Poetry, Race Relations, Repentino., Showcase, Where I'm From, 5

I’m from the city of Oakland, California. A city where your use of freedom of speech can get you...

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Trying to find the right path

Alexandra, , October 4, 2016, Family, Friendship, Poetry, Repentino., Violence, Where I'm From, 7

I am from a city where people hide their feelings where people don’t believe in self-pity where people...

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On the Low

Lorena, , October 4, 2016, Poetry, Repentino., Showcase, Where I'm From, 4

I am from days of happiness and laughter but it all goes away the day after Every time I...

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510, 94606

Joselyn, , October 4, 2016, Poetry, Repentino., Where I'm From, 4

I am from two Stuck in between because I don’t fit in any shoe I am from simple rhymes...

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