I Despise Annotation
I despise annotating in my books and in my notes
It takes away from the beauty of the page
It's confusing and maiming and hurts the book
And it hurts me deeply
Too many shapes and writings to follow
Young Writers Project
The Daily Read
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Wide awake
i know i promised
"i'll be in bed by nine"
yet how can i
when the work is piling up
invisible stack higher than my head
yet how can i
if when i fall into bed
the fears come rushing in
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Order and Morality
The man stood, shovelling bloody corpses into his cart
In a former battleground, as ordered by superiors
He looked to the sky, wondering if what he was doing was morally good,
Gallery
Challenges
Visual Art
Deadline
Ad
Combine text and visual art/photography to create a print ad for a favorite product – something you might find in a grocery store.
Writing
Deadline
Intuition
What kind of stock do you put in intuition? Does your gut feeling usually point you in the right direction, or lead you astray?
Writing
Deadline
Neighborhood
Describe your neighborhood to someone who has never been there before. Help us get to know the place!
Visual Art
Deadline
Winter Visual Art Contest
Create your best visual art in any medium and share it with YWP!
Writing
Walt Whitman
Let's start a new year by celebrating one of America's most influential poets!
Visual Art
Hans Hofmann
This influential painter and teacher promoted an artistic theory he called "push and pull" – the interdependent relationships between form, color, and space.
News & Events
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Book Review: Revenge of the Scapegoat
Iris Robert, YWP alumna, intern, and book lover, shares some of her recent finds with us. For January, Iris, eyesofIris on YWP, reviews Revenge of the Scapegoat, a 2022 Vermont Book Award winner by author Caren Beilin.
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Photo Workshop 2: Lighting
Lighting is crucial in photography as it defines the appearance, mood, and texture of the subject, ultimately shaping the visual impact of the photograph. Join YWP Alumni Advisor Kevin Huang for this online workshop on lighting.
