Stone Soup

Where young artists paint the world with words

The international literary project for students 8 - 18. Stories, poems, and art by young writers and artists since 1973.

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Struggle for Independence

A felt pen drawing of a scene of a soldier in a military tank.
Struggle for Independence (Felt pen) by Emil Koita, 12, Rundu, Namibia

Special thanks to Sheila Crane, who taught in Emil’s school in Rundu, for sending us his work.