Genre: Poetry

OLIVIA S

Skating   I skated around the rink I felt the slightest breeze I heard the Coach writing with a pen “Today we have a test?!” I asked my friend. “You better start practicing!” “How do you know?” I asked her. “Because I just took class,” she retorted. “That makes a lot of sense,” I concluded. Read more…

YAN YAN X

Brightly clad joggers, at the dawn’s first light   Brightly clad joggers, at the dawn’s first light Jog their firm pace across paved grey gravel Their sneakers bounce lightly throughout terrain They go in the morning, dreading the heat The sun starts to rise, orange blob floating The sky starts to turn from orange to Read more…

ERIC HUANG

 Biology   Biology is not my favorite, Hard work, hard tests, extremely tedious Last minute studying in bed, candle lit, From ATP to bugs eating aphids. I read about trees, how large, how green, So tall, so bold, leaves blowing in the air, The bark has lenticels, in between, These autotrophs give us energy to Read more…

ROBERT C

John Donne John Donne was an English metaphysical poet who lived from January, 1572 to March, 1631. As a poet, he was widely known for his use of parody, irony, and wit. As a priest, Donne was widely known for his meditations and sermons on love and death, and his inner conflict with both. Donne Read more…

ELIZABETH W

      Once there was a whale named Spot. After a huge hurricane, he got washed up on the shore and couldn’t get back into the water. A few minutes later, a poor fisherman came to the beach that Spot was washed up upon and saw a huge whale laying there on the sand. Read more…