Hey! This is not a poem, but I was wondering if there are any other young poets that post here.

I am 15 years old and began writing poetry two years ago.

U?

smiles,

-gen

Hi Genevieve Vincent,

Yeah Im 15 too from about 5 days ago!!!!!! and ive been doin poetry for about a year now and lovin it

i guess im young i mean im 19 been writing since 2001

"To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself." Anne Rice

For The Lost

Out here in the chill
I look in at the reality
That ensnares every nerve in regret

Pain of lost luck
Unrequited dreams
You remind me of my insurgent ways

Turn back the pages of my book
Enclosed I am
Poisoned with guilt

Impervious I was
Assailable I am
So take me God!
Villains, of your very creation, have devoured my life!

Yet I know now
I am trapped in a joke
Where everyone laughs
And as if by caprice
Tears for joy from their eyes
Flow onto their cheeks
But seep into my heart
Where they become black
As I am
Forever alone
Out here in the chill
Looking in

I'm seventeen, and i like to write spontaneously(usually not that great and prose-like), Ive been writing for 5 years. Email me if you would like to talk...17/m/knoxville, Tn

--Do you miss me when i'm crying into the phone?
How about when I'm sitting outside your door
And crying out your name over and over?
I hope that you do
And i hope that my tears are justified
Through this pitiful love
That I so wished to give to you...
__emory-

Weird- for some reason I thought you were older, Nolon. I'm 18 to let everyone know. I'v been writing poetry on and off since I can remember- but then poetry when you're six is a completely different thing than at 18. If anyone ever feels like IMing I just got a screen name (wa hoo!) I'm Seridwen1. Talk to you all later- and keep writing!

I think that often some of the most interesting and provocative poetry is written by teens. Because our brains still growing and changing we tend to see things from a different, and often more creative, perspective than our adult counterparts.
Emory, you mentioned unpredictable spurs of creativity, I know exactly what you mean. Often while sitting in a lackluster class, for example math, poetic words will flow from mind to fingertips as if I have no control over what is being transcribed… needless to say, I have never been very proficient when it comes to left brained activities.

If anyone would like a critique of their poem(s) they can e-mail me at: psycho_bunny6969@hotmail.com. Also, I would jump at the chance to have mine looked over by any of you because my poems are always works in progress

Smiles to everyone and thx for replying,

-g

Very well. First sub-culture, now the circle of youth...this site is really fun!
Hey, avantgarde! Keep on writing!
siren

Oh, we were young. Once. A looooooooooooong time ago.

But dig this:

Søren Kierkegaard (Danish, 1813-1855)
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

Hmmm?

Glad to have you on board, kids.

Stephen

I agree with Genevieve that some of the best works come forth when we are in our teens. Imersed as we are at the time in a state of flux thinking, our bodies flooded with biological drugs. I know that for myself at least I found that poetry was not as readily available to me as I came into my mid twenties, as when I was 18 (Where I once wrote ten poems in the course of one hour).

Keep it up folks, many of you are talented, but all of you should keep writing.

Brucefur

PS: Genevieve I have been wondering for a while now where your name comes from? Is it perhaps the Capital of Suisse (switzerland)?

I was born in Seattle Washington(United States), but currently live in Vancouver British Columbia (Canada). My name has nothing to do with my origin, really, I suppose my parents liked the French feel of it. My ancestors are, for the most part, from Rome and Scottland. It is, from what I have been told, French.


smiles,

-gen

thats a nice name--im in NEw Brunswick Canada--way over on the East coast...BC sure is nice..from what I see on Tv and magazines anyway

It (Vancouver) is truly one of the seven wonders of the world Tim; at least as its natural geography goes, but it doesn't come close to equalling a New Brunswick seafood chowder! :-)

Thank you Gen for clearing up the Mystery. I was in Vancouver for the past 3 months and only came home to Prince George two days ago now.

Welcome to Canada! Maybe you can explain to Lady of the Night why someone would want to live here?

Speaking as someone who was born and raised in little old Saint John NB..I can say that I wouldnt care to live in any other country. I feel safe here, privilidged even to be here, since there are so very many people who would kill, maybe have killed, to come to a better place, to escape oppression and war. I consider myself intelligent enough to be sensitive to the world around me, but I also know that I do not have a clue to what people really struggle through just to live and survive. Not even to go to school, or make a team, or meet a deadline. To fight to eat, fight to live each new day, fight for religion, for territory, and the cycle continues for most, for years apon year. So speaking for anyone who lives in a democratic country which obeys human rights and liberties, be happy to be where you are, where we dont have to witness starvation, disease, and war kill off our children, fathers, mothers, nans, gramps(If some live that long).Oh Canada?? I stand on guard for THEE!!!! hip hip horray

Hey, who wants to guess how old I am? I'mn not 4, and I'm not 80.

That's easy Sarah; you told us earlier that you were 18 ;-)

Or is this a trick question and did you have a birthday recently?

Hi every one is every one on this site basically from america/england/europe area? I myselfam from a little country over the other side of the world called New Zealand.........And if you think that, thats a part of austrailla I am going to scream because that is the worst insult you could give a new zealander because we are arch enimies with the aussies with sport and everything else.......any way!!!!!!! enough of that I just wanted to know

Brucefur, I dont know who u r talking about, but 18 is not MY age, mabey it's another Sarah. I wish I was 18, if that gives u a clue.
Sarah

It's so weird but I was just thinking of posting a question like this and then I found this post. I'm fourteen and I started writing when I was like ten. I agree that we create our best work when were young. It's raw and real and experimental, most of us don't really have a "style" yet so we try all different things. Reading teen's poetry is like watching them become complete and find themselves. You just jave to know how to recognize that.

-Natalie

Wrong Sarah, Brucefur, it's me that's 18 (at least for another...hmm...30 days!! woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!) ahem.....not excited at all.....
-Sarah- the one with the "L"

Just call me Sargirl. The anonomous...
Oh, and happy bd Sarah

Oops! Egg on my face.

Remind me in a month Sarah L(ee) and I will wish you a happy birthday then.

"Let them eat cake!" -Marie Antoinette nee Hapsburg

PS: This is an imcomplete quote, can any of you tell me the whole thing? ;-)

"Education is never a waste." -Valmont (in Dangerous Liasons)

Brucefur

PPS: I think that Stephen is rubbing off on me!

guess my age
lizz

Gee I don't know...
Care to guess mine?
Sarah

Sigh...

hey..just saw this and thought i'd say I was 15 as well. i'm not much of an experienced poet i just really enjoy reading it and also i find when i write it it's a really good way to get my feelings out (good or bad.) also i really wanted to say u have a really amazing way of putting things tim and i couldn't agree with u more!(from when you were talking earlier of living in canada) i'm also from canada and can't think of anywhere else i'd rather live. of course i guess i haven't really been very many places in the world but of where i have been, i'm always glad to be coming back to this beautiful country that i'm proud and extremely grateful to call home just thought i'd add my 2 cents worth lol
go-oh canada!!
j.l

I'm glad to see that there a lot of young poets on this site. I'm young also and I have been writng for about 2 years. Poetry is such a great thing and I'm glad so many young people are getting involved.

-M

Young poets?

I am seventeen, I have been writing poetry off and on for as long as I can remember...well maybe not, "As long as I can remember" but I wrote my first when I was about five years of age.

If any one would like to e-mail me my email, address is Morte_Christi@yahoo.com. Oh yea I'm male and live in the dusty brown
of San Diego California.

I.T.

Magna res est vocis et silentii temperamentum