Writing created by youth in the NYWC workshop at the I Have A Dream Foundation.   Workshop Leaders: Andrea Maywhort and Raina Wallens.

NYWC Workshop Leader Raina Wallens and
some of the young writers at the I Have A Dream Foundation.

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By Jonathan Colon, Age 8

Yo my name is Jonathan and I wish my name could be Nathan.
My brother said hey wish my name could be Jonathan.

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By Kadija Doombia, Age 9

Armadillos can roll and they can walk slow they climb slow and it is a Mexican animal.

My Rap
By Branly Espinal, Age 11

Yo my name is Branly I think I’m from candy
and I think my brother is piece of kisses
so I told my brother “I got some disses
So I meet my friend Michael
I went to his house with his blue motorcycle
his girlfriend was wearing a blouse
She said “let me cook you some barbeque chicken in my kitchen”
So I said “Sorry I just ate a cow.” So let me bow.

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By Zsa’quawn Evans, Age 9

One day I told someone to never talk to me and he ended up talking to me, so I punched him in the face because he kept bothering me so I got very mad.

My mom wasn’t happy about what I did so I told her that I wanted to go away because I was really mad and I didn’t want to hear her talk so I just walked in my room and slammed the door.

I never got a chance to say sorry to my mom because she told me to don’t talk to her.

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By Anthony Lallave, Age 10

Roberto has hair like a rocky mountain.
Branly has hair like a river or water.
Ricardo’s hair is silky smooth like a lollypop.
Raina has blue eyes like the sky.
Samantha has brown eyes like a Hershey bar.
Ricardo has brown eyes like a carmel bar.
Roberto has a camoflouge shirt like the Army.
Ricardo has a gray sweater like the sky turns when it’s rainy.

Guess What Happened!
By Jesus Rondon, Age 8

I climbed to a secret cave and I saw pictures of a cave man then I saw a GIANT cave man up to the ceiling! Then I immediately ran out of the cave and I felt something on my back and it was 4 cavemans. I escaped and saw a genie. The genie said I had 3 wishes. I wished I was a king, very smart, and cool.

Fear
By Samantha Torres, Age 9

Fear looks like a dark cave
Fear feels like a ghost touching your heart
Fear sounds like a ghost saying “OOOO”
Fear smells like old milk coming for me
Fear tastes like horrible ice cream

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By Samantha Torres, Age 9

I am from the birds in the sky
I am from a huge building in white
I am from spaghettis and sauce
I am from the walker I used to go and run around
I am from rain in the sky
I am from snow in the sky