I see your eyes in the rainy days
the cloudy skies
the soft down of the pond ducklings
and in the dirty sidewalk snow

they're everywhere
in the waves that crash across the road and in the wind that carries them to the pavement
I see them in the pavement
they hide in the cold metal rings on my fingers
the cold metal of my old refrigerator 

they saw right through me
seeping ice through my clothes and into my skin
no amount of steaming hot showers will warm me up

they settle in the clouds of bug spray
in the silver wrappers of Hershey kisses
they follow me as if in a painting
in my own pale face after the tan of summer dissipates
behind closed blinds (when sunshine tries to peek through)

Anthology 10 for holiday gifts! Send us your order and we'll ship them to you! $10/copy, plus $5 shipping and handling (for any number of books). And we're still buzzing at YWP about the amazing book launch on Oct. 6! What an inspiring day! Congratulations to all the writers, artists, and photographers who are published in this beautiful book! See Lia Chien's photos here. And you can also download Anthology 10 here.

Congratulations to YWP writer and photographer Anna Wahlin on the publication of her book of poetry, Touching the Dusty Sky, now available on Amazon. Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0818B9GQV/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Touching+the+du...

Anna wrote to YWP to say: "After maybe 3 or 4 months I have finally published my poetry book! It is currently on Amazon as an ebook .... I put a shout-out to YWP because I would have never become a writer without you guys, so thank you so much! This means so much to me."

WINTER TALES STARTS TONIGHT, Wednesday, Dec. 11! Congratulations to the YWP writers who were selected by Vermont Stage for this year's Winter Tales! Vermont Stage will present the writers' work at seven different performances at Main Street Landing's Black Box Theatre, Burlington, from Dec. 11-15. Read on to see the winning submissions and the dates of their performances. All writers will receive two complimentary tickets to Winter Tales. Interested in Winter Tales? Find out more here and buy tickets!

Winter Tales 2019
Presented by Vermont Stage, Main Street Landing, Burlington, VT
 
Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019 at 7:30pm
 
Promise
By Chase Ehrlich
Age 13
Montpelier, VT
 

Greta Thunberg, 16, the Swedish environmental activist who has inspired people around the world to fight climate change and demand action, is Time magazine's Person of the Year, the youngest ever to receive the honor. Read the story in the Washington Post.