Explore student voices
Students have important things to say about their lives and the world around them. Are you listening?
Poetry
My Flight
Soeun L., Grade 8,
Soeun L. observes a bird flying and wonders what it would be like to fly, as well.
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We are not alone
Jeremy H., Grade 11,
"To change everything, we need everyone."
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Women United: Stand Together Against Being Critiqued
Elizabeth W., Grade 8, 826 Valencia
A persuasive piece for women and girls to unite and cultivate a culture of body image positivity.
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Just Glitter and Be Questioning
Eva P., Grade 7, 826 Valencia
The journey of love through a student's eyes.
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The Freezy Pen
Giovanna R., 826NYC
On using a pen that can manipulate time and space.
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Corn and Sun
Olivia F., Grade 4, 826NYC
An elegy for corn.
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Cheezy
Madison, 826 New Orleans
Can you guess this mystery food?
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History and Me
Corazón J., Grade 11, 826 New Orleans
Corazón J. threads their identity across cultures, histories, and places, engaging with legacies of violence and the movement of people.
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Sky Pie
Sabir S., Grade 2, 826 MSP
A typical day in the neighborhood through a shape poem.
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Manifesto
Djeneba S., Grade 7, 826michigan
A student's manifesto.
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Dance
Elena C., Grade 5, 826michigan
Celebrating life from the front stoop.
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Obsessed With Takis Part 2,000,000,000,000
Damian M., Grade 7, 826LA
An ode to Takis.
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