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Meet Chris Baxter: Finance Professional, Poet, and YBH Writing Judge
Chris is a 30-year finance and investment professional who enjoys writing as a creative distraction. We are grateful to have him serve as one of the judges for our writing…
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Human Eye
By Zarria Clark, 14 Viewed from the human eye I am unpolluted air difficult to breathe in.Concealing myself away like camouflaging a black eye,I still stand out, yet I don’t…
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大龙与天后 (The Great Dragon and the Heavenly Empress)
By Alisha Wong, 16 A dragon and an empress rest in my living room, Expressions austere and pensive As I ask what molded his talons and fangs; Forged his vermillion…
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You Tried to Kill God
By Maya Goldberg, 16 Congratulations, thank you for killing God. Bravo! The rationales have won. No more will we be subjected to the torment of illusion, you have provided us…
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Art & Writing Contest!
Enter the Youth Be Heard Art and Poetry contest by September 15th to win up to a $100 prize and have your art featured and printed. Ages 13-21 allowed to…
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Graduate
Scottlynn Ballard, 18 Graduate. Grad—to step. -ation—the state or quality of Graduation—the state of stepping into a quantitative unknown. Dear senior, You mispronounce unprecedence You Phoenix from the ashes of…
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Body Image
Emilee Adams, 19 How we see ourselves has an immeasurable impact on our lives. I have found that my “body image” changes rapidly, even on a daily basis sometimes. One…
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Mammoth in the Monolith
Lena Diakite, 16 The vote of who if not all?Clones controlled by one hive.All the kin are skins.Separation of thought, not heard of.Those who have broken free, have done so…
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It’s Pride Month!: Remembering Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson
Charlotte Cheung, 17 In honor of pride month, I created this pink and purple colored pencil drawing of Marsha P. Johnson. I only first learned about her through someone’s post…
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Stuck Inside
Charlotte Cheung, 17 Medium: digital Here’s the first piece that I made during quarantine. It refers to the confinement in our homes that virtually everyone is experiencing right now. Because…
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I AM BLACK EXCELLENCE
Tra’Lia Winters, 16 Even with the odds stacked against me I still persevered! I’m already labeled before I even enter a room! I AM BLACK EXCELLENCE! You are intimidated by…
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COVID-19 and College: Disrupted yet Hopeful
“Without suffering there would be no compassion.”
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Finding the Bright Side Amid COVID Darkness
Perhaps once the quarantine period is over, we will emerge more in-tune with ourselves and aware of the good in those around us.
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The Corona Diaries
Life in Quarantine: a diary of exerpts accounting our new realities caused by COVID-19
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Chasing After the Wind
By Jonathan Koons, 23 My thoughts flutter all around and above my head like sun-sparks in the deep evening skies. I try my best to catch them all and stuff…
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The Most Public Voice of Moral Conscience
Hate cannot drive out hate
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A Word on Creating
There’s an idea. It’s full of excitement and inspiration. It’s the second-best feeling in the world.
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Holding On
Pretty smiles that aren't always what they seem. Perfect lines and white teeth don't define us. No, we live in the small, almost invisible seconds.
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Give Me Space
I marvel at something grand Something I had planned In that damaged mind The future is blind We look for good That’s stuck in the wood We need to have…
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The Nice Things
We tend to spend time thinking about what we aren’t good at or how we don’t measure up. But thinking about our positive qualities can help us realize we are…
