I chose this poem. Or, rather, it chose me. Because the poem title sounded like a calm poem and...
“Diameter” by Michelle Y. Burke
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I Remember (Childhood)
, , , Creative Writing, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Writing, Writing & Communication, 1
I remember playing near a fire hydrant on a hot beaming sunny day. I remember my mom telling me...
Talking to the Sun
, , , Creative Writing, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Writing, Writing & Communication, 2
I 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
, , , Creative Writing, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, Writing, Writing & Communication, 0
I remember occasional trips to Catskills to see my grandpa and grandma from my dad’s side. I remember the...
Just because I’m a complex maze without a center or exit Doesn’t mean I don’t cooperate, Doesn’t mean I...
I chose this poem. Or, rather, it chose me, because of how much I could relate to it...
Her e-mail inbox always overflows. Her outbox doesn’t get much use at all. She puts on hold the umpteen-billionth...
America
, , , American Dream, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, This is America, Writing & Communication, 0
When it comes to America and what it means to be American. People think about the American dream. In...
Where I’m From
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, 0
I am from a religious rug from dolls everywhere in the house I am from the plaza from where...
I am from Ticonderoga Pencils, from Downy and Coat-Hangers I am From Battery Park, and the Blacktops in Central...
Soft Thorns
, , , 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...
R.I.P Selena Reyes-Harnandez
, , , 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...
I respect others no matter skin color I only didn’t give up my seat because I was in the...
Is storytelling still the same today as it once was?
, , , 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...
Making pairs is an art form in its own right and takes at least a basic understanding of more...
Fighting For You
, , , 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...
Filming at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
, , , 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...
Untitled
, , , 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...
North Austin
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
IWouldWalkthe streets of Rundberg at night aloneRunThe trails of Walnut Creek park in the humid rain andPatearLa pelota with...
Calmness given by a shell
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
The color of brown and white It reminds me of the calm days This shells whiteness makes the day...
My first impression of this poem was that it was about a mother. When I read the first line...
A Poem of Mexico
, , , 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...
Replace your small frown that they don’t seeWith words, declaring it was offensiveReplace that forgiving hugWith admitting it’s actually...
I want you to fall
, , , 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...
“I HAVE A DREAM” (MLK SPEECH) – Blackout Poem
, , , 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 mud pies, old stone walls and leaf-buried granite boulders, kickball and the tire swing and skates...
The Universe Within Us
, , , Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 6
For this poem I had to connect a topic from Shakespear to my own life. I chose to write...
Sam Cornish I.S.O
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Modeled after Sam Cornish’s “Sam’s World” a good friend of mine is such a joyful spirit so free ...
Where I’m From
, , , 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...
DAZED AND CONFUSED WITHOUT MY MUSE AS THE DAYS GO BY I MISSED MY BEST FRIEND WHO EMBARKED ON...
Nothing but Cold
, , , Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
The world is already cold Family is supposed to give you that warmth That warmth you need to survive...
Another Poem
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
midsummer i am trying to sleep in the hot summer night the AC is on but alas the...
Why I’m Emotional As Hell
, , , Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 8
Why do we fall in love? Man meets woman Woman meets woman Man meets Man Simple love, but...
why am I mad as hell
, , , Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
Why am i mad as hell Cause i hate everyone Everyone gets me mad The irritate me which gets...
“Through My Eyes”
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
I am so much, and yet, so little. I am a giant and yet simultaneously, I am more miniscule...
Song of Myself
, , , 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...
Ordinary Life
, , , Showcase, Summer 2017, 5
I am from the beach swimming in the full moon near to the train station. ...
When there is pain, there is art. When there is art- something beautiful is created.
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, 1
With these beautiful words that have fallen away from my soul- this time- my tears will dry. they will...
Carpe Diem Poem
, , , Poetry, 1
Wander, Climb, Run, Swim, Do them all, Do them now, Live your life, Now, Today, Before it is gone....
My Thoughts on Poetry
, , , Spring 2017, 0
Poetry can be great! It can be used as a way to express one’s feelings, or as a way...
Someone Like Me
, , , 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...
I had only ever been kissed by the rain/ so gently as it may. I spent all of these soft wasted...
I am So Sorry
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3
I am So sorry I used all the data this month and I know it’s only the...
WOW RUNNING SUCKS, Poem in the style of Victor Hernandez Cruz
, , , 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...
Age and Thoughts
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
Surrounded Constantly surrounded Their loud, mean, oblivious personalities. All I want is to be serious for once Drop the...
We are Raindrops in an endless ocean/ free-form and crashing, forever changing in a raging storm. Despite the unforgiving...
Date with the Sun
, , , Showcase, Spring 2017, 8
Poem in the style of Giovani that time the rays and my eyes made eye contact they...
All Flame No Firewood
, , , Spring 2017, 0
let my body- by the flames of your soul- be engulfed. however so captured by your pure & instinctive...
i can not think so forgive me. there are these faceless shapes in the dark corridor with painted walls...
A Reason Why
, , , 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...
Some Nights
, , , 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...
Fragmented Thought
, , , 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...
Gunshots
, , , 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...
Not the Same
, , , 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...
Trying to find the right path
, , , 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...
On the Low
, , , 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...
510, 94606
, , , 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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