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

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Brooke - Message to young NOLA

i used to know a girl who ran

good. She said

words weird

ball. not cone.

that’s what we call it at home

praw like craw.

pray at church not with leans

that’s what pecan and caramel means.

she ran away

From food

from Words

crawled in.to a shell

and she fell

skinny. awkward for.ei.gner

voice over at the coroner

i used too many words

efficiently to assume I knew her

the girl who stood up

what I meant

was in.tolerant

for the new girl in her shell

i used to know the girl who ran well.

Brooke, age 16
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