Eden George, 10, Brooklyn, NY 2020 Eden George, 10 2020 was supposed to be our year It was the year guaranteed to make us all cheer What’s this we hear? Coronavirus- nothing to fear Kobe’s death, what could be worse? Throughout the world armies did disperse Confirmed alien sightings, we’re not alone in this […]
poem
The Courtroom Choir
1993, Washington DC— a new voice was being added to the Supreme Court. It was the voice of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It was a young voice, but it was strong. And though she was young, she sang as loud as she could in the choir of the Supreme Court. She was different from anyone there, […]
Notes on our Nation, an inauguration day poem by Sofie, 10
We the People have been creating cacophony dissonant chords and jagged notes, scattered rests and twisted octaves the chaotic melody vanquishing a weak, sibilant harmony as tritone chords overwhelm the concert while the awkward bass clef fails to signal the start of the ensemble in an imperfect union. We the People have not yet accomplished […]
