“Frederick Douglass taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom, but reading is still the path.” — Carl Sagan The 8th of this month marked International Literacy Day, a date established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific…

“There is a saying that goes: It takes a village to raise a child. Similarly, it takes a village to support a person in a humanitarian crisis.” — United Nations, World Humanitarian Day On August 19th, 2003, tragedy struck. A bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, killed the UN Special Representative…

“Beyond the edge of the world there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard.” — Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore December 25th…

“Love is Love” by anonymous Love is Love. You act as though we chose this, Like we asked for the hate. This is just how we were born. This is our fate. Love is Love. Accept us or not, We still roam this earth. We’ve only wanted to fit in, But you’ve been so hateful towards us since birth…

Welcome to the Writer Hall of Fame Award Ceremony for March, April, May, and June! We would like to celebrate all the exceptional writers in our community as we head into the summer. ☀️ Congratulations to all our winners — keep on writing! About the Writer Hall of Fame These articles are a way to appreciate…

“Country Summer” by Leonie Adams Into the rooms flow meadow airs, The warm farm baking smell’s blown round. Inside and out, and sky and ground Are much the same; the wishing star, Hesperus, kind and early born, Is risen only finger-far; All stars stand close in summer air, And tremble, and look mild as amber; When wicks are…

“Sonnet 98: From you have I been absent in the spring” | William Shakespeare From you have I been absent in the spring, When proud-pied April, dressed in all his trim, Hath put a spirit of youth in everything, That heavy Saturn laughed and leaped with him. Yet nor the lays of birds, nor…

Hi everyone! Welcome to this month’s newsletter! As spring approaches, I notice the weather warming, the rustling of the flowers, the neverending pollen problems. It’s time to lay back, have a nice drink. Just be one with nature and life. …

Welcome to February 2022’s Writer Hall of Fame Award Ceremony, where we celebrate all the exceptional writers in our community! 🎉 About the Writer Hall of Fame These monthly articles are a way to appreciate and recognize outstanding writers in the students x students community. …