Paper Cut

I can feel the blood
coursing through my
veins

I can feel the breaking
of my
skin

I can hear the screams
inside my
head

Finally I feel DEAD

I can feel the
dripping of my
blood

I can feel the
scrapping of my
skin

I can hear the
bursting of my
ears
peircing with
screams

Finally I am DEAD


By: Vivia G. Thompson

These Are The Days Of Homcoming -Inspired by: Busy Signal & Kanye West

In this world that we're living in
Blood is being shed in every direction
You look , Why do things have to be this way
We all know the World can't always be the same
As we've proven for at least 2.5 billion years since man
First came to be

What God intented in Blood and Spirit
Wasnt for us to kill each other with perpose Hatred
For no real reason

Its like we're caged at one end is certain DEATH and At the other is death
At A Time Further Down The Road


You might not know it but tomarrow might be your day
It might be my day too
But who's to say if i live it the way I intented to
Then may our lives be worth every second becuase remember
As I say
"Time is racing , time is racing ,racing to end it , it which is every moment we live , time steals them all , time is racing, racing to end it"


And thats why they say
"Live Life To the Fullest"
Because Every Moment Counts

By: Vivia G. Thompson

NYC Public School- ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Ladies- You have taken so many great pictures for this. Tell me which ones you want to submit and I will help you, Mrs. DelaVaughn

All New York City public school students (grades pre-K-12) are invited to submit architectural photographs of their school for a citywide exhibit titled “PS Architecture: Through the Lens of a Student Photographer.” There will be one winner for elementary, middle, and high school from each borough and one citywide grand prize winner from each school level.

The DOE will convene a panel of photographers, architects, and respected educators to serve as a jury. The final selected works will be featured in an exhibition at the Center for Architecture and in a slide show on the DOE Web site. The exhibition is scheduled to open this fall at the Center for Architecture. The students whose work is chosen for the exhibit will be asked to submit a personal statement about their work, which will be part of the exhibit and appear as part of the online slide show.

Deadline: Friday, June 13

For more information, submission guidelines and a flier, please visit http://schools.nyc.gov/Teachers/Spotlight/PSArchitecture.htm


If you have any questions, contact Jane Pook at (212) 374-0338 or jpook@schools.nyc.gov

Which Door To Choose ?

I feel the darkness catching up with me
I can see the light in the shadows
But even though I run
I cant reach
I see white shadows coming at me
I see black ones coming too
I try to run but I cant move
And suddenly something falls from the sky
Theres not one but maybe even ten of em
Theres a knob on each one
But theres also a shadow behind each one
The one I choose will set the course I will take
I shall open but one dor
And that one door shall be my whole faith

Get Published!

You are all so talented! Teen Ink will love you!

http://www.teenink.com/

Summer Photography programs in the Bronx!

The following two photography programs still don't have their summer schedule posted yet but please check back in June. They are located in the Bronx and free so I hope you can attend. They also have afterschool and weekend programs available during the school year! Mrs. DelaVaughn

ICP at the POINT

Tuition is free for youth classes.

Located in the South Bronx, ICP at The Point is a thriving photography educational center that features a classroom, studio and darkroom facilities, a business, and a gallery. The goal of the program, a partnership between ICP and The Point Community Development Corporation, is to teach photography in the community as a way to foster self-esteem, communication skills, professional experience, and community revitalization.

For more information or to register, call (718) 542-4149 or visit www.thepoint.org.

THE POINT CDC
940 Garrison Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 542-4139

By Subway: Take the 6 train to Hunts Point Avenue. Walk under the Bruckner Expressway (right in front of you when you exit the train station onto Hunts Point Avenue) and make a right turn at the first light onto Garrison Avenue. THE POINT is on the corner of Garrison and Manida Street (the first street on your left walking on Garrison). BAAD is on Barretto Street, the second street on your left walking on Garrison, between Garrison and Lafayette.


Bronx River Art Center
BRAC is committed to offering our arts classes FREE to all youth who want to expand their creative horizons.

http://www.bronxriverart.org

1087 East Tremont Ave.
Bronx, NY 10460

Phone: (718) 589-5819

By Train:
Take #2 or #5 to West Farms Square/East Tremont. Walk one block east to Bronx Street.

Summer Writing Workshop

Here is some information so you can keep up your writing and poetry skills over the summer :), Mrs. DelaVaughn

WRITOPIA LAB

http://www.writopialab.org
Call 212-706-1239 or email us at Rebecca @ WritopiaLab.org (delete the spaces in the email address)


How to join:

Writers ages 9-12: Skip the application process below. Instead, have your parents e-mail or call Rebecca directly to begin the registration process. Thank you.
Writers Ages 13-19: Spring and summer applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

STEP ONE

Please send the following information to Workshops @ WritopiaLab.org (delete the spaces in the email address).

1) Your name, age, and what grade you are in.

2) The name and time of the workshop(s) or program you would like to participate in.

3) Cut and paste a writing sample (10 pages max) into the email, and write a short response to the following questions: What is your favorite part of the writing you have submitted? Why? What are you hoping to get from the workshop experience?

STEP TWO

After you have been accepted, your parent or guardian must send a confirmation email to us.

STEP THREE

We will hold your spot for one week. If we do not receive payment in that time, we will make that spot available to others.

Feel free to email or call us with any further questions. We promise to get back to you promptly.

OPEN THE DOOR

! NEW LIFE !

! IT'S LIKE A NEW LIFE COMING !

! A BABY COMES OUT OF HIS MOM'S WOUND !

! A CHICK COMES OUT OF IT'S EGG !

! A ROSARY COMES OUT OF PRAYING !

! A NEW LIFE COMES OUT OF GOD !!!!!

Way to go Irena!

Irena, These are beautiful photos that embrace your heritage and religion and will look beautiful for our World Savvy installation piece :) I am so proud of your dedication and that you are shooting pictures and uploading outside of class time. Do you need me to print them for you? Great work, Mrs. Delavaughn

Photos

Hi girls,

I am so proud of the work you are doing for World Savvy and POP class. The exhibit ideas are wonderful and inspiring. Since you have asked me to post some of my pictures outside of POP class on the blog, here goes... :) A little taste..Enjoy! Mrs. DelaVaughn

PhotoShelter: Fresh Stock Photos Served Daily

Vivia is getting Famous! Yah Yah!

http://www.tc.edu/oscp/detail.asp?Id=Resources+for+Schools+and+Teachers&Info=LiFE

Congrats Vivia, You are in an article for Teachers College, Columbia University!!! :)

Weird : Feeling a mix of Emotions

OH HOW I HATE UR GUTS AND DISPIES EVERY WORD U SAY
FOR I HAVE GIVEN U EVERYTHING MY HEART CAN PRODUCE
IF U DONT GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO KNOW U BETTER
HOW CAN YOU SAY I DO WHEN U KEEP SECRECTS HIDDEN FROM ME

U BETER NOT LET ME FIND OUT AND IF ITS SO WRONG THAT I CANT FORGIVE
BABY U BETTER KISS ME GOO BYE

UMMMMMMM IDK IF I'M DONE LOL BUT U BETTER WATCH OUT HEHE >.> <.<

OH YEA I CAN BE DARK AND MISTERIOUS MORE THAN U COULD BELEIVE

( dont leave ur window open heh )

By: Vivia G. Thompson

What Happens When I Space Out And Think Too Much

.....I'm sick ...I'm dying , who's gonna save me ......theres so much things I've said so much I would like to say but the words wont come out they get chocked up inside, as if the tears I cry means nothing to existance with the being I am and those that surround me , What Do We Live For , Why Do We Live as if you havent refelcted on your lost soul , things drag you down and break you and when you cant go any longer the blaze that powers your heart and sets it free is no longer anything but a dusted space inside your flame .

By: Vivia G.Thompson

FRIENDS!

FRIENDS HOW MANY OF US HAVE THEM,Friends ONES you can depend on FRIENDS. THATs FROM A song i know but what i'm about to say comes from the heart,friends are special to me,friends are like brothers and sisters that i wish could just grow on trees,friends are like a mom or dad i always had,friends don't turn there backs on,friends just come right bcak to you.FRIENDS HOW MANY OF US REALLY HAVE THEM,IF YOU DO LET ME KNOW.

Blinding

Death between the eyes
Why does all good things come to an end
Dath between the worlds
Why does it all end this way
I'm confused I am fading
My mind doesnt know what to do
Death beyond the skull
Why do all good things come to an end
Death beyond the body
Death beyond the dead
Now vanish and blaze

By: Vivia G. Thompson

HAPPY AS CAN BE

i am so happy as can be,every body is smiling at me i can't explain how i feel ,feels like I've got to squall.HAPPY AS CAN BE HAPPY AS CAN BE,do you think you are happier than me?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

we all know that men was created first

but we also know that there are more

woman in this universe

so what's the deal

why can't us woman do certain things men do

'cause there's many other things that woman

can and men can't.

some places want peace and no racism.
so let's get together and stop the prejudice.

that's why many people migrated to this state

to find peace and no hate

to find law and to find love

to find rights and to live their life

better than they could have lived it before.

but people just loose their time
by
acting dumb and messing around.

so let's stop doing that and change
the world in a good way.

live the life as well as you can
'cause
when you least know it might be gone.

Magic Eyes

GOD GAVE US TWO EYES

SOMETIMES THEY'RE WET,

TEARS COMING DOWN.

SOMETIMES THEY'RE SAD AND

YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THEM

THE SADNESS THAT COVERS YOUR HEART.



WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY

YOUR EYES ILLUMINATE THE WORLD.

WHEN YOU CRY

YOUR TEARS FEEL LIKE A WATERSTORM.



NO MATTER WHAT COLOR YOUR EYES ARE

AROUND YOU EVERYTHING IS BRIGHT,

NO MATTER IF THE SUN IS STILL THERE

YOU CAN TELL THE MOON TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR.



I WONDER HOW BLIND PEOPLE FEEL

TO NOT SEE THE SUN

TO NOT SEE THE MOON

TO NOT EVEN SEE ME AND YOU.



BUT EVEN THOUGH THE ONLY THING
THEY SEE

IS OBSCURITY

THEY CAN SEE DEEP INSIDE THEIR HEART

SOMETHING THAT OTHER PEOPLE

CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.



EYES ARE MAGIC STARS IN THE WILD

SKY THAT WE LIVE IN

YOU CAN TELL WHAT A PERSON'S LIKE

BY USING THE EYES OF YOUR HEART.