My poetry, is raw and uncut. A lot of times poetry wakes me out of my sleep and I can’t help but write whatever it tells me.

Our intention for The Placebo Virus was to comment on society's shockingly loose grasp of the truth in the form of a comedic play.

My poem is about catcalling culture and the difficult emotions that those targeted might feel about it.

As a prose and poetry-writer, I often pursue experimentation.

I had strong feelings about someone I love and the metaphor came into my head, the words flowed out.

This piece uses code poetry to describe the thoughts of the INTJ personality trait.

I chose these poems for submission because they are close to my heart. They represent me, as a person greatly in touch with nature and my inner self. I feel that we are all, in some way, forces of nature. Every single person is different, and we all possess the power to take control of our lives, and we should. Life is too short to just sit back and let it happen to us.

My poem, Yearning for Her, is a representation of how I feel as someone who has had experiences that changed the course of my life.

There is something to be said about inspiration coming from love. It is more raw, more personal.

Recently I have been inspired to write pieces taking place in hospitals, as I find the setting lovely for creating an eerie vibe.

Make a Wish reflects the feelings of despair I felt after losing my grandmother.

This short story, titled "Train Conversation", depicts several individuals during an ordinary time in their lives.

"I recently read my first sci-fi novel: Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Left Hand of Darkness."

This flash nonfiction piece came to me during my first year at a summer camp. It was in a time where I felt as if the world had rotated too fast and I had gotten dizzy.

I have included poems that indirectly communicate my own emotions about various things in my life.

This poem was inspired by witnessing horses galloping in the rain near my aunt's place in rural Sacramento.

This piece was written when I was in a dark stage of my life.

In sophomore year I was in a poetry class where we studied different techniques and terms related to poetry.

My submission is an opinion article I wrote in my advanced journalism class and had published in my high school’s news magazine.

I wrote this vignette during my English class assignment as an homage to The House on Mango Street.