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I Have a Voice

Pressure.
Feeling forced to do something that you don't want to do.
Stressful.
How could he make me do that?
Scary.
What will he do if i don't?
Foolishness.
It's no big deal if i do, no one will find out.
Lies.
I can't believe he did that, he lied to me, he told everyone.
Regret.
Why was i ever interested in him?
Learn.
I will never do something that someone is trying to force me to do.

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Cool links

Some cool links to explore:

Poetry

The Poetry Foundation. Just about anything you can think of having to do with poetry: poems, biographies of poets, learning resources, and much, much more.

Modern American Poetry. A wealth of information about American poets and their work.

The Poetry Archive. The world's premier online collection of recordings of poets reading their work.

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YWP Writers Library

This work was made possible by grants from Comcast and the Vermont Business Roundtable.

Learning to Write

Welcome to the YWP Writers Library with essays and tips by professional writers, experienced teachers and YWP professionals. If you want to improve your writing, this is great place to start.

Our aim is to take the mystery out of writing and show that writing can be fun, can be learned and can be extremely useful. Whether you want help writing an essay for English or you just need a new idea for a short story, use the links below to access plenty of tips, essays and examples to cover all aspects of the writing process. Students and teachers are free to use these materials as you wish. If you do not find materials you’d like, feel free to suggest the topic by clicking here and we’ll pull some information together for you.

This Library is the work of Ted Graf, former head of Gailer School and an educator and writer now living in Chicago; Liz Matthews a YWP adviser and teacher at Shelburne Central School; and Amanda Anderson of Hinesburg, a senior at Stonehill College and a YWP mentor.

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