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My Scarecrow (An Incantation)
My scarecrow has a shadow so she can scare away my feelings of being alone. My scarecrow has a trap of knives and electrical strings for a spine so she can scare away Old Man Scratch. She has snakes...
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Ish Poem
In the dark-ish night, deep in the city, the sunset made blue-ish, orange reflections in the calm river. The boats were heading to the nearby dock. The tree in the field with the ruffled shadow became...
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Land of the Lone Star
Leaving land of lone star of heat, humidity, and horses on a huge white bird over open ocean in night’s ebony embrace Out of the ominous an amazing archipelago the pearl of perfection the majesty of...
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“Imagine” Video Wins Award
POP Video, a Houston-based video production company, worked with Writers in the Schools to develop a thirty second spot called “Imagine” that captures the creativity happening in WITS classrooms...
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When I’m 72
Grandma. The Matriarch. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When I’m 72 years old, there will be medicines that make you feel young, and I’ll be working on new inventions that cure all diseases. I’ll be living...
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Meta-Four Wins 2013 Texas Youth Poetry Slam
Breaking news! Breaking news! Meta-Four, a spoken word program for teens at Writers in the Schools (WITS), WON the 2013 Texas Youth Poetry Slam. This event was held at Studio 12 in The Commons at...
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Flowering Cactus of Thoughts
A flowering cactus at Tohono Chul Park in Tucson, Ariz. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I am the solid air beneath you I am the girl alone in the world I am the fire that freezes tears I am the warrior who...
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I Put the PRO in PROcrastination
Reblogged from The WITS Blog: For more self-portraits by WITS students, visit the WITS Meeting House on Flickr. Feel free to share them with friends. Read more… 20 more words
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Open the Door Writing Contest
The Texan-French Alliance for the Arts invites Houstonians to participate in a citywide public art project, OPEN THE DOOR. Writers are encouraged to interpret the following question in a creative,...
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Blessings from Me to You
CARNIVAL!!! (Photo credit: thouston6) May your sycamore tree grow hands. May the sun heat your heart. May your legs swing like a carnival. May your house never be blue. May the rain kiss your eyelids....
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Can Writing Matter? Creative Writing as Calling and Craft
Writers in the Schools (WITS) will be presenting three workshops at the Second Annual HBU Writers’ Conference. See information below from the HBU website to register for this inspirational event! Can...
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Contest for Young Authors
Here is an announcement from our friends at HoustonPBS! Calling Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Authors and Artists to enter the 2014 PBS KIDS Writers Contest Children write and illustrate their...
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Climb Up the Mountain
I climb up the mountain all the time. I see all the clouds, and I peek at the rain. Where it snows every day, untamed and unpredicted. I want to jump down this mountain with glee, visit a place I...
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