SAL/ON

A Blog of Seattle Arts & Lectures

Category: Youth Programs

“Ashes of Love” by Marie Akaragwe

Alone, sadness filling my heart emotions rolling like a roller coaster anger, pain, distress tears falling like rain an overwhelming feeling of rage why, why again rage on the verge of busting out The...

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“Ode to King,” by Qes McCord

I have a dream- I have a dream that little black boys and girls will grow up to see their beauty. That they will understand that black is beautiful- That Black is not aggressive, and Black is not viol...

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“Ego Vibes,” by Nemo Trice

My light is so bright people can’t see it’s so fast that it could go down to the deepest depths of the ocean all the way to Japan your head is expanding like a balloon full of my words what I writ...

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“this spring,” by Aamina Mughal

you let spring make you lazy, it seeps like honey into your bones until they’re heavy and sinking like grand ships with holes in their hulls. spring makes ruins of you. you watch the sunrise over a ...

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“Ode to Loss,” by Ryan Thich

I forget your love hurts How others forget death To say these blurry motions of mines Aren’t of my heavy eyes, even I forget dreams exist at night It’s your starry eyes, blue skin Blue lips, still...

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“Inheritance,” by Janae Lu

You ask me what I will inherit, You want the easy answer—the kind I would have given you as a child When the glass was half full and full of fairytales, 3D printed hearts, primordial forests, Cars m...

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