Poetry & I
Welcome, my name is Raven and I am 16 years old. I want to share with you how much poetry means to me. I have been writing since I was ten years old and in the 5th grade so I have been writing for six years. Writing is something I enjoy and I especially love to write poems. The first poem I remember writing was in 5th grade for a writing contest that was mandatory for all students. I can recall not wanting to write for the contest. I was upset about it and annoyed so I did not want to give it my all. On the second day when I was writing, I told myself that it was not that bad. The poems that was written with no effort was thrown into the trash and I grabbed a new, clean sheet of paper. I sat there, and sat there just thinking of a poem that I could write for the contest. Finally, I wrote what had came to mind and, to my surprise, it was actually good. When I was ready to submit the poem I wrote, my teacher was very excited about it and, at first, I did not know why. About two weeks later my parents received a call and I had won second place for the writing contest. They called to see if I could attend the award ceremony. My parents were very proud of me and I was proud of myself, too. That day changed my life. Before writing I wanted to become a singer like many young girls, but ever since then I wanted to become a writer or/ and author. Winning second place in the writing contest made me write more since I was good at it and other people thought so too. They encouraged me to join activities and clubs associated with writing. Below is a list of a few things that I joined or have done associated with writing and poetry.
School writing clubs
Writing articles for the school yearbook
Winning 1st place in a writing contest in 8th grade
Writing articles for school newspaper and getting my poems published in the newspaper
Started a Creative Writing Club at my high school
Writing articles for the school yearbook
Winning 1st place in a writing contest in 8th grade
Writing articles for school newspaper and getting my poems published in the newspaper
Started a Creative Writing Club at my high school
As you read above, I won second place in a writing contest in 5th grade. I want you to have the opportunity of reading the poem and seeing the award I received for coming in second place.