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

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Brooke - Winter in NOLA


The Unpredictable weather

Will not stifle sweaters

Nor the urge to drink hot chocolate

Despite the air condition and the sweat

Constellations wrapped around knotted trees

Oh god, please let there be a Brees.

I believe in this thing called winter.

And the staged Christmas cards I sent her

Heat and humidity stuff stockings

Yes, northeast, we can hear you mocking.

At our synthetic firs

And “low” temperatures

But the holidays below sea level

Don’t involve getting out the shovel

Brooke, age 17
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