Welcome to the Poetry Pals Project! This project began as a collaboration between Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston and Loyola Blakefield in Maryland. Enjoy our poems and consider sharing feedback for our young poets!
Let the Light Shine by Ximena Gonzalez
[As I look up and begin to stare] by Angel Ruiz
A Meaningless Button by Jasmine Hernandez
[Life is like a sweet melody] by Steven Aguilera & Michael Gonzalez
Happiness is a Butterfly by Kamryn Gomez
Purple Button by Desziree Gonzalez
Tale of Two Brothers by Dylan Arredondo
Exploitation of Food by Georgi Hernandez
In My Reflection by Isabella Zavala
Journeys by Anita Novoa
[I swear that you hold the key to my heart] by Andres Leon
Chocolate Button by Abasi Bikorimana
Night of Your Life by Maricela Lira
I Don't Dance by Eduardo Cisneros
Blooms of Resilience by Lauren Rodriguez
Cherish by Kamila Garcia
The Elevator by Luis Alvarez
I Wanted Something Sweet by Giovanni Nearing
Being Alone by Angel Puente
Consciousness by Joseph Tao
Screens Versus Flowers by Sean Wilson
Fig Buttercup by Henry Craig
An Inconspicuous Grass Patch by Nathaniel Konkel
The Long Walk by Karsten Greninger
The Boot and the Melting Pot by Diego Marin-Jarve
to be a toad by teddy marine
Akron Adonis by Colt Simpson
The Hunter by Michael Webb
Echoes of the Hunt by James Keller
Light by Ben Langenbach
The World of a Shotputter by Matthew Johnson
Legacy by Aidan Sachs
The March of Time by Daniel Sessa
Digital World by Jack Wachter
Unraveling by Malachi Fields
Ode to the Platypus by Liam Lucas