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, September 12, 2011

Amy - Anticipation

For as long as I remember,

Every June until September

Started a new hurricane season

That brought fear that exceeded all logical reason

Waiting for the news reports in anticipation,

But mostly we think nothing of the increased precipitation

The rest of the country wonders why we say we are proud to swim home,

But little do they know, this is the one city that we are proud to call our own

This is the time of year that we can only hope and pray

That our houses and levees are strong enough to withstand another day

Amy - age 17
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