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Photorealism by Ruth Campbell from Grant High School Published in the 2007-2008 WITS Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong I found the picture in a magazine: light poured into a silent hallway from the many open, dusty doors interrupting the shadows on the doors across the hall. As I carefully drew each shadow the [...]

Perspective on Others by Martin Rich from Metropolitan Learning Center Published in the 2007-2008 WITS Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong Walking up to the corner of Ainsworth and MLK Avenue shows so many choices. Walgreens pharmacy, Safeway grocery, Starbucks coffee, and my favorite Popeye’s Cajun chicken and biscuits. One night I was in [...]

Because we are still getting in to the swing of things here, we’re going to extend the deadline for the first writing prompt of the school year. You now have until October 16th. We have made it simple for you to respond to the writing prompt and to send us prose/poetry for consideration to post [...]

We’ll be posting writing that was generated at the WITS Teen Lounge at Wordstock. This poem is by Kay, one of our “teens of all ages” who began with the prompt: Write a poem using the words crocodile, manatee and mermaid. A mermaid called her friends to tea the dolphins spread the word A crocodile and [...]

The WITS Teen Lounge at Wordstock was really fun!  Teens of all ages came to read, write and hang out. (Click for larger image)

Who I Am by Shoua Xiong from Lincoln High School Published in the 2007-2008 WITS Anthology I Once Was Young and Strong Who am I? I’ll try my best to tell you I am young and intelligent. I have my own talents and my own language. I am different. No two people are the same. [...]

Raving Dove is an online literary journal that champions human rights and social justice.  Raving Dove is proud to announce The Raving Dove of Hope Award, a nonfiction essay competition about nondiscrimination open to all Oregon high school students. Grand prize: $800, publication, and publicity. For complete competition information, go to www.ravingdove.org/award.

Lil Gigglez by Kenia Basagoytia from LISTOS Published in the 2006-2007 WITS Anthology Mostly What I’m Made Of My name is Kenia Quesia Basagoytia. I am 15 years old. I turn 16 December 10th 2007. I am a teen mother. My son’s name is Gabriell Levi Alexander Hernandez. He turned a year old March 14th [...]

There I lie By Taylor W. From the WITS Program at Alliance High School There I lie in the tree, on the limb the limb of time. I praise the trees that touch the sky. The sky that is a deep blue with white thin clouds stretching out across the great expanse. I praise the [...]

Welcome back to a brand new school year! We will be kicking off out weekly writing prompts again with this one lasting two weeks. We have made it simple for you to respond to the writing prompt and to send us prose/poetry for consideration to post on the blog. All you have to do is [...]