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My Story by Robel Haile I wanna tell you a story Of myself I’m a person who is hungry Hungry with a big dream Dream like the American dream “The African Dream” Peace, peace, and peace My dreams are heading back to home Heading back to the East To the origin of Lucy and Selam [...]

With Marshall campus closing, this was the last Renaissance Arts and Linus Pauling reading. Instead of melancholia, however, there was a strong sense of community and support amidst the students, families, teachers, administrators, and WITS writers. Several of the works celebrated the author’s determination and desire to find a place in the world. Lents Commons [...]

Having students, teachers, and writers from Jefferson High School read their work at Talking Drum Bookstore/Reflections Coffeehouse lent the event a strong feeling of community. Several students’ work mentioned their experiences coming to America from other countries, and the mix of nostalgia, discovery, and adjustment that accompanies their new lives. Emotions were heightened as readers [...]

First, thanks to Girasole Pizza for hosting an awesome reading last night! The sunny room was packed with students, teachers, WITS writers, parents, and Literary Arts board who enjoyed wood-fired pizzas and both listened and watched students read their work. We had a projector for those who’d drawn comics, and the applause for everyone was [...]

Last night’s reading at the Portland Art Museum was an awesome example of multimedia storytelling and collaboration. Lincoln students who worked with WITS writers this past semester spent time at the Portland Art Museum and the Independent Publishing Resource Center to create work that is both inspired by and expressed through visual art. In addition [...]

Back in ‘Nam by Thomas B. Darkness The orange I Wear Shows no color. I don’t know if He is Alive or Dead Out of state or In. But what I do know is that I can’t Eat or Sleep. I can’t Speak right When he’s not Around. Tasteless The words I speak Leave me [...]