By Suma Subramaniam
You cannot pronounce my name.
“Soor-ya.” Not “soar.”
Surya—the sun god.
Mom always tells me that a smile…
“Soor-ya.” Not “soar.”
Surya—the sun god.
Mom always tells me that a smile…
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- By Tina Boyer BrownImagine the lunchroom,
crowded and wary—
seating charts a welcome apprehension.
Loose-leaf
papers spiraled… - By Darren SardelliOur teacher gave detention
to the fountains in the hall.
She handed extra homework
to the artwork on… - By Darren SardelliRecess! Oh, Recess!
We love you! You rule!
You keep us away
from the teachers in school.
Your swings… - By Darren SardelliThe letter A is awesome!
It simply is the best.
Without an A, you could not get
an A+ on a test.
You… - By Darren SardelliMy doggy ate my essay.
He picked up all my mail.
He cleaned my dirty closet
and dusted with his tail… - By Margarita EngleNewsmen call it the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Teachers say it's the end of the world.
At school, they instruct… - By Margarita EngleThe first story I ever write
is a bright crayon picture
of a dancing tree, the branches
tossed by island… - By Margarita EngleBooks are door-shaped
portals
carrying me
across oceans
and centuries,
helping me feel
less alone.
… - By Langston HughesThe instructor said,
Go home and write
a page tonight.
And let that page come out of you—
Then, it… - By Joan Bransfield GrahamDivide
the year
into seasons,
four,
subtract
the snow then
add
some more
green,
a bud,
a breeze,
a whispering… - By Pat MoraI remember
the first day,
how I looked down,
hoping you wouldn't see
me,
and when I glanced up,
I saw… - By Marilyn NelsonHybridization, cross-breeding, evolution:
He takes to new theories
like a puppy takes to ice cream.
… - By April Halprin WaylandWelcome, Flowers.
Write your name on a name tag.
Find a seat.
Raise your leaf if you've taken a class… - By Walt WhitmanWhen I heard the learn’d astronomer,
When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,… - By Marilyn NelsonImagine a child at your door,
offering to do your wash,
clean your house, cook,
to weed your kitchen… - By Bruce LanskyMy father gets quite mad at me;
my mother gets upset—
when they catch me watching
our new television… - By Robert PottleThe kindergarten concert was an interesting show.
Peter walked onto the stage and yelled, “I have to… - By Kenn NesbittInside my lunch
to my surprise
a perfect heart-shaped
love note lies.
The outside says,
“Will you be…