At Home
Ashanté Samuels
Ashanté Samuels
At home
Distance learning
Baby’s cries surround me
Try to block them out and focus
Covid
Grade: 11
Bio: Ashanté plays volleyball and works out a lot. She also loves to travel, listen to music, and spend time with her family.
What is your main source of inspiration?
The pandemic
What motivated you to write this piece?
I have a personal experience with the topic I chose.
Do you write sporadically or regularly?
No, I do not.
What was the most difficult part of your writing process for this work?
The hardest part was trying to find the perfect word choice that fit the syllable requirements.
What is your ideal writing environment?
In my bed with the door closed.
How do you resonate with your piece? Why is it personal to you?
When I’m in class it’s hard for me to focus because there is so much going on in my house at once.
What message do you hope to convey to the reader through your piece?
You can push through hard times and make the best of everything.
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