“Baby Blue Courage” by Isla Snyder
October 20, 2025
Baby blue courage is the courage of a sunny, cloudless day
It’s the courage of trying, not succeeding
Of having to try when no one else believes
It’s the courage of curiosity, too big for one’s mind
The courage of fighting against those you love
Or those you don’t
It makes a difference, baby blue courage
It cannot be used uncertainly
It’s the courage of why, when nothing makes sense
Baby blue courage is the sweetest kind of tears
Courage that tastes sweet, tastes bitter, tastes right
This poem is a newly written piece by Isla Snyder who as a 9th grader at Roosevelt High School worked with WITS writer-in-residence Ann Teplick. Performed at the Seattle Arts & Lectures Community Curated Series Series event with Elizabeth Gilbert at Town Hall Seattle on October 20, 2025.