Freedom
Freedom is a thing
Written into the amendments
Into our hearts
Something we are promised
But promises break
And America's promise
Was never fully whole
It was always broken
Freedom is not
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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Sunday
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I walked today, amongst several colors of grasses and amidst winds that scraped and soaked my silver face, wet from the morning dew, and sore from the strong pull of the corners of my mouth.
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Look It In The Eye
You may not understand
What it is
To look your future in the eye
And have it blink
To not know
If your rights
Will be your rights
Gallery
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Easel
Paint a simple picture that involves the mixing of multiple colors on an easel. Then look to your easel for new inspiration: What shapes have you created with your blobs or swipes of paint, and what can you turn them all into?
Writing
Deadline
Thunderstorm
A thunderstorm has blown in, rumbling with the anger of the gods and pelting down a violent rain. Write about a family gathered at the window to watch the lightning.
Writing
Deadline
Smartphone
Explain a smartphone to someone from the early 19th century, right before the telephone was invented. What features would you highlight? What simplified language would you use to get your ideas across?
Writing
Election '24–Women
"Take our lives seriously," former First Lady Michelle Obama implored men at a rally for presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
Writing
Election '24-President
What do you want the next President of the United States to focus on, fix, change? Write to one or both major party candidates in the Nov. 5, 2024 presidential election with your appeal.
Writing
Headlines
News headlines can be distressing. Do you ignore? Discuss? Take action? Write about the way you or others around you respond to recent news.
News & Events
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Anthology 15 is here!
Congratulations to our 75 published writers and artists!
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YWP Artist Wins Illustration Contest
Congratulations to YWP's swimspotter whose illustration "Womane, Mother" was selected to illustrate a poem by Vermont Youth Poet Laureate Harmony Devoe on a commemorative broadside print.
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Book Review: "Women Talking" by Miriam Toews
Iris Robert, YWP alumna, intern, and book lover, shares some of her recent finds with us. For October, Iris, eyesofIris on YWP, reviews "Women Talking" by Miriam Toews.
