“Why Dogs Howl” by Linus Elkins
October 28, 2024
This is what I know — there is no true memory of the canine without the howl. The bark alone isn’t enough, if thunder could clap without lightning it wouldn’t. There are no true coincide...
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Category: Youth Poet Laureate
“The Clearing in the Trees” by Anahita Atashi
October 16, 2024
The clearing in the trees, the smell of pine. The warm breeze, a rabbit in the trees. The lonely folding chair. To learn to climb a tree. To fall and get back up. How to ride a bike. Get on. Crash. Tr...
“Worrying About School” by Lexilu Uhila
October 8, 2024
We worry about waking up we worry about getting there on time we worry about sleep we basically worry about attendance there’s a problem if we talk Maybe we want to change these rules Maybe we want ...
“Powerful Souls” by Adisa Grant
September 27, 2024
I hold my fist tight And my knuckles won’t hurt less Even if I continue to hurt more I’m ‘too old’ to be every part of myself But I’m ‘too young’ to aim for the goals I know I can achiev...
“Three Words, Three Times a Day” by Charlotte Soliven
September 24, 2024
I will tell you I love you, but the words are silent Before you can talk I will spoon feed you porridge Sigh as you spit it out Still finding you cute although covered in puke Knowing in time you will...
“Ashes of Love” by Marie Akaragwe
September 9, 2024
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...
“Ode to King,” by Qes McCord
June 4, 2024
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...
“Here’s to… (A Shout-out Poem),” by Delilah Gregory
May 22, 2024
Here’s to the best things to the lemon Hi-chews to the yellows and blues to the spring day to the weather today! to Tootsie Pops to tiny little shops to Ratatouille to Toy Story 3 to weird-looki...
“The Me I Hold Inside My Heart,” by Eka Bhuyan
May 9, 2024
She is a goddess She is cool ranch Doritos and barbecue lays There is spice on her breath and a song on her lips She is bold Sharpie She’s got a heart of cheese and masala blood She is sugar and spi...
“Ego Vibes,” by Nemo Trice
May 2, 2024
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...