Look in the mirror, how lovely you are
You take the time in perfecting your nature
Seeing not even a scratch or a scar
Your bright eyes show signs that you’re now mature
#Selfie
| Topic: Atlanta Teen Voices, Poetry
If These Tears Could Talk — Reflections on Grief as a Mental Health Issue
| Topic: Art, Atlanta Teen Voices, Health and Wellness, Love, My Story, Poetry
Kate’s Club teens speak up about their grief journey.
Spelling Bee
| Topic: Atlanta Teen Voices, Atlanta Word Works, Poetry, VOX Investigates
I go up to the stage
My hands are clamming and my heart is thumping loudly against my ear drum
I keep my mouth closed by biting my bottom lip,
Anticipating the judge’s first word …
Kylie’s Ramen
| Topic: Identity, LGBTQ, Poetry, Race/Ethnicity
A Wednesday night, during a dinner date with procrastination
Scrolling through YouTube aimlessly when a Buzzfeed video
in my recommended reads, “People Try Kylie Jenner’s Ramen.”
‘fine.’ A Poem to the Man Who Yelled at Me While I Was Jogging
| Topic: Atlanta Teen Voices, Atlanta Word Works, Girl Code, Poetry
this is addressed to the grown man who rolled down the window of his beat up 2004 impala upon seeing me jog down atlanta road to yell,
“Damn shawty! Who you tryna get fine for?”
“Dear Self” A Poem about Body Image
| Topic: Atlanta Teen Voices, Atlanta Word Works, Health and Wellness, Poetry
Dear Self, When you stand in front of a mirror, your hands slide over your skin. Your fingernails never dig into your flesh, but make no mistake. You have never been gentle, and you spend this time ripping yourself apart. You pinch at your belly, and watch until the red marks of your fingers fade […]
‘African-American Freakshow’ A Poem
| Topic: Atlanta Word Works, Poetry, Race/Ethnicity
Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of all ages! Welcome to the African-American Freakshow! Where you learn my African-not-“American” name, Ogechi And you pause… then you then you utter “Oh, it’s a beautiful name” But, your eyes tell lies and your beauty is just a white/polite way of saying bizarre, weird, odd But I forgot, this […]
‘Art Not Ego’ — Poetry Slams Unite, Share Truths, Create Acceptance
| Topic: Art, Atlanta Word Works, Poetry, Videos
Twenty-five teens share slam poetry to become semi-finalists, sharing their art to become Atlanta’s Brave New Voices 2017 Team.
‘The Salon’ A Poem about Hair
| Topic: Atlanta Teen Voices, Atlanta Word Works, Girl Code, Identity, Poetry
This poem is for the broken combs and blue magic For pink lotion and just for me texturizers I sat for 5 hours In a hot salon that smelled of crack conditioner and oil sheen There is where I learned that I defy gravity I learned that finger waves make your hair grow And essential […]
I am …
| Topic: Editor Picks, Identity, Inside VOX, Poetry, Videos
I am a human.
I am an independent student, a visionary,
A feminine writer, driven and smart.
Some would say I am “passionate.” I would say I am “outspoken”…