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My Palms are Full of Moonlight and You
Celina Bagchi '24 Legend has it the moon came from a duck who laid its eggs on the daughter of the air. When the eggs cracked, the whites...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Love
Joshua Wangia '25 what is love shall it be declared under the morning sun or whispered late under red lights is it sacred or carnal holy...
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Cries of Desperation
Michaila Matthews ‘26 Lost at sea an alarm comes as we call To land we can't see, no hope of return. Dark like the endless ink void,...
Feb 1, 20241 min read


American Dream
Celina Bagchi '24 imagine: two specks, bright against the lonely night sky swaying, as ceramic cheeks crack and luminous eyes meet in the...
Jan 30, 20241 min read


My Cape
Rowen Harbert '26 A thin strip of fabric Lined with little images of lions Speaks back to me Small holes are engraved from wear A simple...
Jan 24, 20241 min read


Bottles
Alycia Steck '25 I could sell my moniker in bottles For five quarters and a dime, but for you My name is a gift I slip in your palm. Each...
Jan 24, 20241 min read


Specter
Joshua Wangia '25 the feeling builds up in your throat like the walls you are enclosed in. your eyes, panes of glass that might shatter at any moment. you feel a dull pain deep in your chest as you hear the world and its people loving and living and dancing without you. you try to get up, to join the great dance, but you are chained by your back to the sidewalk as the one who holds the keys smiles. the party goes on. you’ve closed your eyes shut to protect the glass, but you
Jan 24, 20243 min read


The Beauty and Mystery of Nature
Daniel Shin '24 In the stillness of the morning dew, The world awakens, fresh and new. A symphony of birdsong fills the air, Nature’s...
May 25, 20231 min read


Echoes in the Halls of Silence
Daniel Shin '24 Beneath the surface of my quiet repose, A tale untold, in the marrow it grows. Silhouettes dance in the corners of my...
May 25, 20231 min read


The Model of Everything but a Good Time
Melinda Shen '24 People who look like me were always the best at getting things done, at least that's what I've been told. But I'm not...
May 19, 20232 min read


On a Rooftop in Brooklyn
Nina Sager '26 On a rooftop in Brooklyn, We stood in the thundering silence As the building lights studied the sky The sparks danced...
May 8, 20231 min read


Grief of the Living
Nina Sager '26 A day ago, you look at me, and laugh in unison, Our voices erupting the halls and threaten the window glass, The doors of...
May 8, 20232 min read


Pomegranate
Alycia Steck '25 Pomegranate. The fruit of the underworld, A word you can suck on. Pucker on sweet grenadine and a bitter taste from...
Mar 2, 20231 min read


Love Poem
Steven Sterious '26 Between the dark and daylight There is dawn The dawn is in between the dark and the light It is the path to take when...
Mar 2, 20231 min read


We Wear the Mask
Julius Williams '26 We live in a doorway Where we can change the way we act, talk and present ourselves depending on the others around us...
Mar 2, 20231 min read


Imbolc: a Celebration of New Life
Logan Shallow I arise from the land and come forth, Transforming the world from a bare, cold, death To the beautiful greens and blues of...
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Truth About Prison
A series of poems by Maddie Donches. Each one tells a daunting story about prison life. Internal Battle I put on my badge Another day in...
Feb 9, 20234 min read


Unfading Art
Colors Blending Unheard voices The drawings are bleeding Sleeping together On a canvas, but Not a normal one My head aches Yearning for...
Jan 20, 20231 min read


Aren't we Different?
You may write me down in history As some evil foe that opposed justice That had succumb to a greater good, But is that the truth? You...
Jan 20, 20231 min read


Luscious Lemons
Over the months we grow Terrifically tall above the ground We transform into blobs that look like the color of glistening gold That feel...
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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