1st Place: A.M.E.R.I.C.A. by Alaya Carnes, '26 Maybe it’s my Nationalism, But I have an urge to be proud. Proud of them 13 stripes and 50 stars.   Because I hear the voice of...

Take a look in the mirror. Isn’t all that you see extraordinary, gorgeous, and breathtaking? That beautiful smile, and perfectly pigmented skin. Doesn’t the image you see remind you of your sisters,...

Only for a few minutes, camera’s shutter, people stare, then just like that it's gone, the world becomes dark. All day passes with clear or maybe cloudy, but mostly blue skies. When it's time for the...

Hey mean girl without the smile. Hey mean girl with the expressionless face. Mean girl? You don't know me.  You don't know me like you think you do.  Can you not see my big beating heart? Can...

Like Wolves by Mila Ponce, '25 jagged teeth like precious crystals of quartz, snoots like wolves, peeking in between each rib. "please be tender," each limb unthreaded from sensation, he...

WHAT IS YOUR HOPE OR WISH FOR AMERICA? WHAT DOES AMERICA MEAN TO YOU? Write a poem/essay or share a poster responding to either/both questions and win a Gift Card! Your work must be an original work...

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I know myself, of course I didn’t Maybe because my secret I don’t tell Something about it feels so forbidden Or maybe it’s the fact that I feel alone Always in search of something or someone...

Thank you Thank you for your insight    Thank you for the comforting lyrics That eases my soul like sitting in a love seat   And with a journey that drags the bad And lets...

I saw Tamir Rice. His eyes beamed with black boy joy as he played with his siblings. I saw Samaria Rice enjoying the company of her SUN. In which her world revolved around.  I saw Tamir Rice,...