How do we work?

Once every few weeks a new topic will be displayed on the blog. Young people, ages 5 - 96, will submit their responses. Student writing will be posted as it is received. Know someone that would love to contribute? Pass the word.

Blog #14 Topic Choices:
Write about a place or an aspect of New Orleans that has influenced you OR use the words "Escaping the heat/to get out of the heat..." of New Orleans.

Submission Logistics: Submissions should be in response to the blog topic. Poetry and prose, up to 500 words in length, should be emailed as a Microsoft Word attachment. Emails should include author’s first name, age, and School.

Submissions can be sent to: youngneworleanswritingtogether@gmail.com
Submission due date: May 31st, 2012 @ 5pm

Monday, October 17, 2011

Megan - Pride


Pride is unfair.
Pride in yourself for what you did well,
But what if you did wrong?
Is Pride fair?
It depends on someone else’s approval
I love it
But cannot seem to get it right

I defend the right to be wrong
The right to be different
The right to question and the right to be questioned

Is it wrong to think this is strange?
Is it all overrated?
Who knows
It makes my head spin
Back and forth, why fight the man?
Does anyone understand?
Am I being dramatic?

Sympathy doesn’t exist.

Megan, age 16
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