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Creativity Poets sometimes take as the subject of their work creativity itself. Poems in this category reflect on sources of inspiration, the craft of writing, or the creation of art. These are young artists thinking about their work, writers reflecting on writing, exploring and using their imaginations at one and the same time. Here are seven young poets sharing their insights about writing, art, and inspiration. I Am an Artist
Daniel Cloutier
4 Writing
Katrina Guidetti
7 Writer's Block
Molly Stanton
6 Lazy Day
Chris Merrick
6 Paper
Matt Stefani
6 The Gallery
Katie Ingalls
9 Prodigy
Vanessa Earl
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Hope and Loss The poet Georgia Heard recommends that we find our authentic voices in those special, personal places where we care deeply about our subjects. In tapping into inner voices and authentic feelings, poets often face their pain, sorrow, anger, or loss. Their fears and hopes speak to us through the language of poetry, a language that is universal and powerful. The following five poets have captured intense and personal feeling in language and images that move us deeply. The Funeral
Sarah Mills
8 Waiting...
Rachel Brennan Gatto
11 In Full Cry
Alisha Revotskie
7 Worrying
Jackie Kelly
9 Fear
Chris McKeen
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Social Commentary Poetry as social commentary enables the poet to explore the horrors of history, the sadness and alienation of contemporary life, the nature of good and evil, the sweep of humankindís evolution. The nine poets in this category all share large visions grounded in history and society. They have captured those visions in powerful and sometimes disturbing sensory imagery. Torture
Melissa Roy
10 The Underground Railroad
Jessica Dever
3 Wisdom
Erin Betters
8 Auschwitz
Allison Glansberg
7 Of Good and Evil
Richard LaGambina
9 Give Me Dignity, Give Me Love
Siobhan Costello
12 I Am a Real American...
Patricia Besser
9 Lost
Casey Cushman
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Seasonal Images A favorite subject of poets is the passage of the seasons. Here we have five poets who capture images of winter and summer from Alaska and Siberia to the beach and the screech of seagulls. Their visions help us to see familiar seasons in new ways. Iditarod
Jamie Lynn Verastegui
4 Mittens
Ariel Hallgren
1 What Is Summer?
Christopher Bongiovanni
4 Severnaya
Christian Petrangelo
8 Mittens
Curtis Sevigny
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Creatures A unicorn, an eagle, a monkey, a dog, a cat, and a stallion are among the creatures captured in these poems. Some are real to these young poets; others are metaphors for themselves; still others are creatures of the imagination. These eleven poets introduce us to the creatures of their worlds by painting vivid pictures to help us see them. Kira
Kira Maintanis
10 Monkey
Taylor Murray
10 Wolf
John Patrick
10 A Unicorn
Laura Gigliotti
10 A Midnight Wind
Christine Kingsley
11 Bear/Fish
Carie Elizabeth Histen
11 I Never Want to Eat a Jellyfish
Jonathan Chiang
11 My Dog
Andrew DeMaio
11 My Cat Caesar
Craig Crociati
11 Soaring
Caitlin Corvini
11 My Garage
Katie Atanian
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Nature Poets have always been fascinated by the natural world. Here a young poet revels in a banyan tree. Others invite us to visit the forest, the valley, the desert, the garden. We marvel at the power of the tornado and inhale the aromatic scent of flowers. We listen and watch as these ten young poets bring the natural world to life for us through the vividness of their language. Waiting
Mary Koch
9 Shy
Meaghen Donlan
6 The Forest
Danielle Cort
6 Sky
Miori Sato
3 A Flower
Roy Maher
9 The Garden
Ryan Villano
9 The Great Banyan Tree
Kate Flynn
6 Beyond the Mirrored Surface
John Ferris
6 Lost
Steven Pomeroy
7 Valley Voices
John Souza
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