Poetry Out Loud Success - De'Vanese takes 2nd pace in territorial competition.

In a virtual Poetry Out Loud competition, De’Vanese an 11th grader took 2nd place. If you did not get a chance to watch the program live a recording is available here on the VI Council of the Arts website.

Screen shot of the competition - VICA

As you may remember last month, De’Vanese was recognized by the Region-at-Large program of the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards last month for a short story she wrote, which you can read more about here.

Dying Earth - Poem by Vidhika Khemani

Dying Earth

By Vidhika Khemani 

 In a world with a sky of true bright blue,

you steal away life only thinking of you.

The rustling of the leaves is what you hear.

Sunbeams through trees dimming is what we fear.

Chemicals in my bodies of water,

are wickedly worse than manslaughter.

Atmospheric air absorbs pollutants,

which may cause humans to be turned into mutants.

You kill me each day, slowly and silently.

I stand here defenseless and helplessly.

You don’t hear my screams, or screeches, torn apart,

with tears in my eyes, and pain in my heart.

 I need you to make a conscious choice,

‘fore toxic pollution quiets my voice.