Let’s skip the pleasantries and obligated polite remarks. I want to know you. I want you to tell me the things that you are afraid …
there’s something romantic about naiveté by Rona Wang
I promised you forever to keep the universe from fracturing, but the truth is I can’t yet understand quietness enough to know anything about love. …
The Hands by Briar Chisholm
The hands They roam freely Going wherever they see fit– For or against Whatever struggle may try and stop them. . The words They flow …
The Drugs That Never Worked by Chloë Jessica
I was but a child when I learnt what it meant to lose your identity. So I searched for it silently, but I did not …
Barrier Gods by Chloe Barreau
The idea of writing a poem on the inside of an envelope — instead of a notebook — seems romantic after binging on fiction and …
Eighteen by Phoebe Lyons
eighteen shades I am eighteen shades of blue eighteen shades and my kneecaps they’re throbbing my wrists my veins my eighteen shades eighteen I am …
there must be somewhere better (november 2011) by Rona Wang
November means sputtering rain that has no energy left for desperation, myths woven into cartilage sidewalks like hemp. A rush of street veins, the trains …
PEARLS for Teen Girls, Inc.: A Chain of Inspiration
It was a brutally cold morning when I met with my friend Elizabeth Mueller for a cup of tea at the library. As we chatted, …
Album Review Writing Competition
The Write the World team is SO thrilled to announce that our Album Review Writing Competition is now open! This is your chance to peruse …