
VOX Teen Poetry: ‘Traps’
She prodded the window, letting the illusions flicker and glitch — dance a little jig across her outstretched palm. Chained to this ornate prison she
She prodded the window, letting the illusions flicker and glitch — dance a little jig across her outstretched palm. Chained to this ornate prison she
When I was 15 I learned about an all time great American film: the birth of a Nation
In that I was taught the
As summertime sadness begun and inundated me, It caused me look at the time I had with you As the evergreen tree blew in the
AWW is proud to welcome the 2021 Youth Poet Laureate Aanika Eragam! Let’s hear from the amazing poet who has impacted us all with her
Look at their eyes They’re staring back at you On the verge of tears Afraid their blood will smear, the cement Black, more than a
I Am Black Afrikan American, and nothing will change that Kinky coils in my hair, black and sometimes nappy Brown skin, chocolate charm, dark and
VOX ATL writer Maya shares a new poem, “Feathers.”
“Being stripped of our rights and everything we have ever loved / But even still, we remain the best creatures known to love,” writes VOX
VOX ATL teen poet Zakai Beck debuts with his poem “Human.” A piece about our differences that make us all alike. We make up earth.
managing my cold sweats and nightmares is quite a task By quite a task I mean extremely difficult, seemingly impossible, and nonetheless necessary so I