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WITS Students Perform with Meta-Four Houston
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March 28, 2014 by WITS Editor

WITS students from Kashmere Gardens Elementary and Meta-Four Houston will participate in the Lyons Avenue Renaissance Festival this Saturday, March …
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Category: creativity, event, family, Houston, student, WITS, writer, writers in the schools | Tags: Kashmere Elementary students, Lyons Avenue Renaissance Festival
Poet-to-Poet Project
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March 28, 2014 by WITS Editor

Calling all poets in grades 3-12! Below is an exciting opportunity from our friends at Poets.org: For National Poetry Month 2014, …
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Category: contest, creativity, education, homeschooling, imagination, national poetry month, poetry, student, student writing contest, WITS, writer, Writers, writers in the schools, writing, writing prompts | Tags: Lesson plan, poet2poet
Saturn Slam: March 28th @ 7 PM
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March 24, 2014 by WITS Editor

The Meta-Four poetry slam preliminaries are for ages 13-19. There are two remaining slams before the Grand Slam! Winners will …
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Category: creativity, education, event, Houston, poetry, spoken word, student, student writing contest, travel, WITS, writer, Writers, writers in the schools, writing | Tags: Brave New Voices, meta-four houston, Outspoken Bean, slam poetry, slam poetry team from Houston
Apply Today for Teen Creative Writing Residency
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March 22, 2014 by WITS Editor

Wonderful opportunity for teen writers through the Atlantic Center for the Arts! Program Dates: July 20 – August 2, 2014 (APPLICATION DEADLINE March 28, 2014) …
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Category: contest, creativity, education, event, nature, poetry, student, travel, writer, Writers, writers in the schools, writing | Tags: Atlantic Center for the Arts, Florida writing camp for teens, scholarship for teen writers, summer residency for teen writers, Teen Creative Writing, teen writers of color, teen writing camp
It’s YOUR Fault
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March 18, 2014 by WITS Editor

Swoosh! I was running like the wind with my arms spread out like a bird when I suddenly went splat! …
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Category: education, essay, family, story, student, WITS, writer, writers in the schools, writing
Spring Forward
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March 11, 2014 by WITS Editor

Skip like a new-born goat Run like a little colt Jump like a baby frog Leap like a fresh cricket …
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Category: animal, nature, poetry, student, WITS, writer, writers in the schools, writing | Tags: March poem, spring forward, time change
Meta-Four Prelim Slam: Come Perform, Come Cheer!
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February 27, 2014 by WITS Editor

Who: YOU! What: Teen Poetry Slam When: Friday night, Feb. 28th Where: Hope Stone (1210 W Clay St. #26, Houston, …
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Category: contest, creativity, event, Houston, poetry, spoken word, student, student writing contest, WITS, writer, Writers, writers in the schools, writing | Tags: competition, meta-four houston, slam, teen poets, youth poetry
My Mom
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February 26, 2014 by WITS Editor

My mom teaches me all kinds of stuff like how to make fried chicken that everyone in the world will …
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Category: inspiration, mother, parenting, poetry, student, WITS, writer, writers in the schools, writing
Memoir and Memory: An Evening with David MacLean
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February 5, 2014 by WITS Houston

Former WITS Writer David Stuart MacLean will discuss and sign “The Answer to the Riddle Is Me: A Memoir of …
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Category: books, event, Houston, memory, Reading, where are we now, WITS, WITS Writer, writer, writers in the schools | Tags: David Stuart MacLean, memoir of amnesia, The Answer to the Riddle is Me
Pencil & Paper
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February 4, 2014 by WITS Editor

All I need is pencil & paper I’ve got all the rest inside my head crammed up in here like …
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Category: poetry, spoken word, writer, writers in the schools
National Haiku Writing Month
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February 3, 2014 by WITS Editor

National Haiku Writing Month is February! Please see the info below from Michael Dylan Welch at NaHaiWriMo! Have you written …
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Category: creativity, education, homeschooling, poetry, publishing, student, writer, Writers, writers in the schools | Tags: haiku, national haiku writing month
Meta-Fourth Friday (For Poets Only)
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January 29, 2014 by WITS Houston

WITS offers writing workshops and poetry slams for young writers between the ages of 13-19. Please join us for Meta-Fourth Friday. …
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Category: event, Houston, poetry, spoken word, writer, Writers, writers in the schools, writing | Tags: creative writing, Hope Stone, meta-four houston, poetry slams, wits, writing workshops, Young Writers
Contest for Young Authors
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January 28, 2014 by WITS Editor

Here is an announcement from our friends at HoustonPBS! Calling Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Authors and Artists to …
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Category: art, books, contest, creativity, education, formal, homeschooling, Houston, imagination, ode, poetry, publishing, Spanish, story, student, student writing contest, writer, Writers, writers in the schools, writing | Tags: Houston writers, Houston writing contest, kid writers, poetry contest for youth, young authors
Poetry Reading at Barnes & Noble
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January 27, 2014 by WITS Editor

Join us in celebrating WITS writer Carmen Jacobsen, who will read from her first book of poems, Saudade, on Tuesday, …
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Category: creativity, event, Houston, poetry, Reading, Spanish, WITS, WITS Writer, writer, Writers, writers in the schools, writing | Tags: 4th Tuesday Poetry Reading, Barnes & Noble poetry reading, Carmen Jacobsen, houston poetry reading, poetry event in Houston
Holding It Together
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January 16, 2014 by WITS Editor

It’s January and that’s not a good month for me My family always struggles in January Bills pile up, we …
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Category: family, Houston, poetry, student, writer, writing | Tags: January, poem for January, poverty

Writers in the Schools (WITS) is the #1 arts education organization in Texas. With 80 writers and educators on staff, WITS reaches over 23,000 students a year in classrooms, community centers, museums, parks, and hospitals.

The glory of WITS is best expressed by the students--in their own words -- so this blog features essays, stories, and poems that were created by K-12 students in our program. All material (c) Writers in the Schools 2007-2013. If you wish to republish this work, please credit both the organization and the author and link back to this site. This material may not be used in commercial ventures of any kind.

Supporting WITS will help bring the pleasure and power of reading and writing to more Houston children helping to improve writing skills, build confidence, raise test scores, and enhance creativity.

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Category Archives: writer

WITS Students Perform with Meta-Four Houston

Poet-to-Poet Project

Saturn Slam: March 28th @ 7 PM

Apply Today for Teen Creative Writing Residency

It’s YOUR Fault

Spring Forward

Meta-Four Prelim Slam: Come Perform, Come Cheer!

My Mom

Memoir and Memory: An Evening with David MacLean

Pencil & Paper

National Haiku Writing Month

Meta-Fourth Friday (For Poets Only)

Contest for Young Authors

Poetry Reading at Barnes & Noble

Holding It Together

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