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My Heart
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John Palmer Art names Writers in the Schools Charity of the Year
John Palmer Art has named Writers in the Schools as its 2013 Charity of the Year and will support our organization for the entire calendar year through the raising of funds and awareness. Artist John...
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Meta-Four Youth Poetry Slam
Join other youth for a Meta-Four Youth Poetry Slam hosted by Outspoken Bean, the 2013-14 Houston V.I.P. Slam Champ! Writers in the Schools provides a safe, encouraging environment where teens of...
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Young Authors @ the Menil Community Arts & Houston Indie Book Festival
Please join us this Saturday, April 20th, at noon to support young authors at the annual Writers in the Schools BLOOMS reading event. BLOOMS is part of the Houston Young Writers Reading Series, and...
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Pages and Pages of Poetry!
With the school year reaching a close, MaryScott dedicated our time at Travis this week to one-on-one meetings with each 4th grader. After typing and then printing out some of the students’ best...
View ArticleFrida
She is bleeding. It looks like she’s angry. She’s probably mad at her husband. She doesn’t look like she’s in pain. She’s letting the bird hang on her neck. She looks like she got out of a wreck. The...
View ArticleAnother Op: Frodo’s Notebook
Frodo’s Notebook publishes exceptional writing and art online by kids ages 13-19. If you’re interested in submitting to this journal, read several back issues to get a sense of the kind of work that...
View ArticleTell Me About Your Heart
Every Valentine’s day, I feel inundated with images of hearts. Construction paper heart cutouts decorate classrooms and hallways, and it feels as if I can’t walk into any sort of shop without being...
View ArticleThe Thread that Binds: Art by Houston Women
WITS Writers Carina Gauna and Diana Muniz will be featured in an Art Exhibit at MECA running from March 1 – 15. “The Thread that Binds” is part of an exhibition of female artists from diverse...
View ArticleI Am a Poet
I am a poet. I am a metaphor that makes you think. I am a rhyme. I am the romantic feelings that make poems divine. I am love. I am the golden harp. I am the veins that push the beautiful words to my...
View ArticleArtists in the Schools Are the Answer!
The President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities recently released a report entitled “Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America’s Future Through Creative Schools.” It describes an...
View ArticleWay To Go!
Join us in congratulating these past and present WITS writers and students: Chuck Carlise’s new chapbook A Broken Escalator Still Isn’t Stairs is now available on Amazon. WITS student Jasmine Davis,...
View ArticleWhARTon nARraTives Art and Writing Exhibit Opens February 11
Exhibition of artwork and writing from the Artbound! and Writers in the Schools (WITS) residencies at Wharton Elementary Writers in the Schools and Art League Houston have partnered to present WhARTon...
View ArticleLily Pads
I like the lily pads that float on the pond Green with a touch of pizzazz The lily pad is the only one who has a heart It spreads its magical beauty with its pinky petals They come in all shapes and...
View ArticleThe Rock
I block the feelings that beat against my shell. I have beauty inside me longing to be shown to the world. I am stiff with the emotions that swirl in my body. I watch the butterflies dance around me...
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