So, my new book, “After the Kiss,” is finally out, and I’m incredibly proud and excited. Camille and Becca were fun characters to work with, and this was a neat book to write. I think the finished product turned out well. (And I hope you all do, too!)
One of my favorite things about the book [...]
Poetry & Commentary by Terra Elan McVoy
Enlighten Your Ears, This Earth, & Home
By Emily Gersky
Enlighten Your Ears
Twinkle twinkle go the stars
as the sun sets and the
moon rises in your ears.
The folds and freckles
dusted in random clusters on [...]
Salt, Varnished Apple, & Baby Doll
By Jacqueline Jules
Sodium + Chloride = Salt
Sodium, alone, is unstable.//
Will flame if tossed in water.//
Chloride is poison to inhale.//
But when they join hands//
they transform [...]
violet & Tortoise or Hare
By Doraine Bennet
violet
she stands in the corner //
of the crowded room //
a song swirls //
above the chatter //
she wishes she hadn’t come //
but still, she gathers her courage //
struggles for conversation //
they feign ignorance [...]
Distortions & Creed to Deal
By Allison Malecha
Distortions
Remember the night in June //
when we hijacked your dad’s speedboat, armed //
with licorice and not-so-chaste intentions //
breaking midnight’s calm with cannonballs //
and waves of laughter, and the water //
[...]
The Guardian
YARN is thrilled to announce the winner of our first-ever Poetry Contest for Teens: Taehee Kim, for her poem “The Guardian.”
Young, shy, and innocent //
The pink glow of a teenager’s face //
In the dark night, the moon shows its round silhouette //
We bask in its golden glow //
It protects us until we are safely home [...]


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