Poetry

Editorial· — Overwhelming Panic Samson Brown, 13 Sickness Darkness Silence The muffled tones Of my friend voices Words I don’t understand Sounds I wish not to hear The Darkness all around me,...

Editorial· — Gas Mask Madi Frank, 11 One last breath Take it in One last moment Life flashes by Never going to see the light Break the silence Shrieks for their life...

Editorial· — The End of The World Lucas Lin, 11 When the world ends, what shall I do? Go to hell? No, thank you. I have more things to do than think...

Curriculum· — It’s the last day of July! Write a sonnet (a 14-line poem) in celebration of Summer. For some fun hints about the form of a “sonnet”, read this one by...

Editorial· — Fighter Olivia Wang, 10 The bright sun rays fade, The monster comes to infect. Like the air before a storm, Turbulent in its silence. The darkness comes to raid, The...

Curriculum· — What do you think are the worst poems ever written? They could be by other poets, adults or children, or your own. Study them, then write a bad poem.

Editorial· — Anxiety Eleanor Levy, 8 Unleashing anxiety Nervous feelings consume me Shivering feelings through my body Extra worried now Tremendous fear Traumatizing state of being Lurking pain In shock about what’s...

Writing Workshop· — An update from our sixteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below  The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all...

Curriculum· — An update from our fifteenth Weekly Writing Workshop! A summary of the workshop, plus some of the output published below The Stone Soup Weekly Writing Workshop is open to all...

Editorial· — Static Callum Hicks, 12 The electric blue buzz of the computer screens. The soft hum of the machines keeping us alive. An evil cackle of a monster behind me, casting...