by Nikki Ramsey, age 11 Last year when I was in 6th grade, I had an assignment to write a poem to read for an open mic poetry reading. I …

by Danika Firth, age 14 It wound through the houses like a snake.  You lived there as a child, young and bright.  Funny and adventurous  The rough cobblestone hard against …

By Sage Lost-Bear, age 11, 6th grade The cold touch of a river at midnight blankets my toes. As I slowly drift my feet through the shivering water below, a …

Kine Stimac, age 13 She is confused about what will happen next. It has been pain, it has been cut. I don't refer to her as a her, she, or …

By Antigone Lambros, age 14 Laugh, they said. You are happy. Your office is clean, and you are a painter. Laugh because you are happy. They didn't know. They haven't …

Mouth of Babes poem by Leah Samuels.