Victory Academy is pleased to present FUSE May 10th- 15th 2012
Victory academy is pleased to announce an exhibition of student poetry and art prints hosted by the Stewart Gallery. This exhibition will be open May 10th through May 15th, 2012. An opening reception will be held on May 10th, 2012 from 6-8pm at the Stewart Gallery.
"Fuse" is an innovative project designed to give alternative students at the Victory Academy an opportunity to write original poetry with Kerri Webster, recent Whiting Writers' Award recipient, and then make original art prints inspired by their poetry with the owner of Wingtip Press, Amy Nack. The project began March 2012 and will culminate with the art exhibition of the students' work.
The goal of "Fuse" was to give students an opportunity to learn about printmaking, to work with a local artist, to work with a local poetm ti write and revise their poetry, to create an original print inspired by their own poetry and to exhibit their prints and poems at the Stewart Gallery.
The "Fuse" exhibition at the Stewart Gallery highlights a culmination of works from students at Victory Academy. The show will honor individual creativity by celebrating the writing and art prints created by alternative students.
"Fuse" provides an opportunity for individuals in the community to develop a better understanding and appreciation of the lives, insights and talents of at-risk youth.
Come on down and help support our local young poets and artists!
Stewart Gallery
1110 West Jefferson Street, Boise, Idaho 83702 T: 208 433 0593
"Fuse" is an innovative project designed to give alternative students at the Victory Academy an opportunity to write original poetry with Kerri Webster, recent Whiting Writers' Award recipient, and then make original art prints inspired by their poetry with the owner of Wingtip Press, Amy Nack. The project began March 2012 and will culminate with the art exhibition of the students' work.
The goal of "Fuse" was to give students an opportunity to learn about printmaking, to work with a local artist, to work with a local poetm ti write and revise their poetry, to create an original print inspired by their own poetry and to exhibit their prints and poems at the Stewart Gallery.
The "Fuse" exhibition at the Stewart Gallery highlights a culmination of works from students at Victory Academy. The show will honor individual creativity by celebrating the writing and art prints created by alternative students.
"Fuse" provides an opportunity for individuals in the community to develop a better understanding and appreciation of the lives, insights and talents of at-risk youth.
Come on down and help support our local young poets and artists!
Stewart Gallery
1110 West Jefferson Street, Boise, Idaho 83702 T: 208 433 0593
Poetic Justice TONIGHT @ The Cabin
He's been a lawyer, a political mover and shaker, and a former Idaho Supreme Court Justice. But at heart, Byron Johnson has always been a poet. Now that he's retired, Johnson has devoted much of his time to writing poetry and his memoir. That book "Poetic Justice" is now out. It's pages are filled with his early childhood, court cases and yes, poems. Byron Johnson - who has battled Parkinson’s disease and cancer - told Samantha Wright that poetry has always had a place in his life:
Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Byron Johnson signs his memoir “Poetic Justice” tonight at 5:30 PM at The Cabin in downtown Boise.
Click here to read Johnson's interview with Boise Weekly.
Former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Byron Johnson signs his memoir “Poetic Justice” tonight at 5:30 PM at The Cabin in downtown Boise.
Click here to read Johnson's interview with Boise Weekly.
Again we see that words really do work wonders....
Tuesday night high school artists decorated the sidewalks around the Boise Art Museum with chalk. Each chalk drawing was inspired by a winning poem from a statewide poetry contest. More than 1,600 students entered this competition. One hundred three were selected for publication. One tiny school produced nine of those winners.
Miranda Ode goes to Marian Pritchett High School. It’s for girls who get pregnant and are at risk of dropping out. She flips through a small book of poetry looking for the page with her name. Miranda’s poem was one of the winners of a contest sponsored by the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence . Miranda is 17. She’s about to graduate and go to cosmetology school. She has a little girl and a fiancé. Her poem is about him (See Below).
The idea of the Love What's Real contest is to get teens to write about relationships to help promote healthy ones. Miranda has a lot of relationship experience for a 17 year old. She says she had a boyfriend for three years in her early teens. "A really abusive, mentally abusive and just a horrible relationship,” she says.
Malia Collins says that life experience is a big part of why the girls from Marian Pritchett write so well. Collins spends one day a week at Marian Pritchett teaching creative writing as part the Writers in the Schools program from the Cabin literary center.
“They have sort of gone beyond this romantic idea of love that we get to have when we’re in high school." Collins says, "And I think why people respond to their work so strongly is because they don’t have a cookie cutter idea of what love is about.”
Among Collins' students are several refugees who started to arrive at the school a few years ago. Some of them are winners in this year’s contest. Purni Adikari won third place. She grew up in Nepal and got married when she was 15 against her parent’s wishes. But then, she says, her whole family got the chance to come to Idaho. “My mom says we have to go here. So many people, they are jealous.”
Purni says people were jealous because they wanted to come to America. The one exception was her husband. At the last moment he decided not to get on the plane. Purni did even though she was two months pregnant. She stares off into the distance with a nervous smile. She tells her story in stops and starts because it’s painful and her English is limited. Finally she says, her poem is about the husband she never expects to see again. (See Below).
Writer Malia Collins says the refugee girls’ limited English can be a plus in poetry. Their writing is simple, even stark. But Collins says the biggest reason for the success of all the girls is the school’s emphasis on writing.
“The students at Marian Pritchett consider themselves writers. And I think they believe that our classes, we’re a community of writers,” she says.
But the school that fosters that community nearly closed two years ago. The Idaho Legislature eliminated all its funding. The Boise School District eventually took over and kept the school open. Miranda Ode says she wouldn’t have graduated without Marian Pritchett. She says going to a normal high school is just too hard if you’re pregnant.
“People call you a slut. People say you’re this you’re this, you’re that, you know. They just look down on you." She adds, "And you just, you start to believe it after a while.”
Miranda was severely depressed before she came to Marian Pritchett. But the school, she says, is like being in a supportive family. And she says writing poetry helped a lot too.
Miranda Ode goes to Marian Pritchett High School. It’s for girls who get pregnant and are at risk of dropping out. She flips through a small book of poetry looking for the page with her name. Miranda’s poem was one of the winners of a contest sponsored by the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence . Miranda is 17. She’s about to graduate and go to cosmetology school. She has a little girl and a fiancé. Her poem is about him (See Below).
The idea of the Love What's Real contest is to get teens to write about relationships to help promote healthy ones. Miranda has a lot of relationship experience for a 17 year old. She says she had a boyfriend for three years in her early teens. "A really abusive, mentally abusive and just a horrible relationship,” she says.
Malia Collins says that life experience is a big part of why the girls from Marian Pritchett write so well. Collins spends one day a week at Marian Pritchett teaching creative writing as part the Writers in the Schools program from the Cabin literary center.
“They have sort of gone beyond this romantic idea of love that we get to have when we’re in high school." Collins says, "And I think why people respond to their work so strongly is because they don’t have a cookie cutter idea of what love is about.”
Among Collins' students are several refugees who started to arrive at the school a few years ago. Some of them are winners in this year’s contest. Purni Adikari won third place. She grew up in Nepal and got married when she was 15 against her parent’s wishes. But then, she says, her whole family got the chance to come to Idaho. “My mom says we have to go here. So many people, they are jealous.”
Purni says people were jealous because they wanted to come to America. The one exception was her husband. At the last moment he decided not to get on the plane. Purni did even though she was two months pregnant. She stares off into the distance with a nervous smile. She tells her story in stops and starts because it’s painful and her English is limited. Finally she says, her poem is about the husband she never expects to see again. (See Below).
Writer Malia Collins says the refugee girls’ limited English can be a plus in poetry. Their writing is simple, even stark. But Collins says the biggest reason for the success of all the girls is the school’s emphasis on writing.
“The students at Marian Pritchett consider themselves writers. And I think they believe that our classes, we’re a community of writers,” she says.
But the school that fosters that community nearly closed two years ago. The Idaho Legislature eliminated all its funding. The Boise School District eventually took over and kept the school open. Miranda Ode says she wouldn’t have graduated without Marian Pritchett. She says going to a normal high school is just too hard if you’re pregnant.
“People call you a slut. People say you’re this you’re this, you’re that, you know. They just look down on you." She adds, "And you just, you start to believe it after a while.”
Miranda was severely depressed before she came to Marian Pritchett. But the school, she says, is like being in a supportive family. And she says writing poetry helped a lot too.
Congratulations are in Order!
Malia Collins, one of our own resident teachers for Writers in the Schools program (WITS) at Marian Pritchett High School had a number of her students win a place in the Love What's Real Writing Contest! Read their winning pieces below:
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Second Place Winner Trailer Park Walking side to side wanting to hold hands but too shy to even touch. We walk to the swings just sitting there, hoping the wind would push us. We wait. No wind. He gets off his swing and starts pushing me. "Higher!" I yell. The air behind me blows my hair. I feel beautiful. After awhile, we sit in the grass and eat chocolate kisses soft and warm from my pocket. Stephanie Martinez- Reyes Marian Pritchett High School Mrs. Murphy- Teacher Malia Collins, The Cabin, Writer's in the Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Honorable Mention
I'm Getting Home I walk into the house And smell beans and rice Cooking on the stove The house is warm. I take off my jacket I walk into the kitchen and find him standing there He looks at me. His eyes deep dark like a cave. He holds out the food for me I sit down. We eat together. He sound of our forks, Like rain falling on the roof. Frida M. Marian Pritchett High School Mrs. Murphy- Teacher Malia Collins, The Cabin, Writer's in the Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Honorable Mention
For A Moment I don't know love My body is empty like a jar with no flower. We knew each other in Africa. I came to America. Fell into the Lone Star state. The City of Trees took me next. We connected on the phone. He came to me. My heart was pounding like an African drum. He talked of marriage. He bought me shoes. Glistening gold against My black skin. I was happy for a moment. Halima Mohamed Marian Pritchett High School Mrs. Murphy- Teacher Malia Collins, The Cabin, Writer's in the Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Only Friends
Waddling up the hill Determined to get to the top You laughed as I stumbled You grabbed my arm and said, Don't worry I won't let you fall At the top looking down at everyone, Wearing bright colors Like sprinkles on a cupcake Both at the end of something But at the beginning of something else, A new relationship Standing at the hop of the hill We tried to convince ourselves, We were only friends. Miranda Ode Marian Pritchett High School Mrs. Murphy- Teacher Malia Collins, The Cabin, Writer's in the Schools |
Third Place Winner Blocking the Sun He is gone from me, his name floating away like a leaf dropped in a stream I block the moments of time I spent with him, like my hand blocks the sun from my eyes Purni Adikari Marian Pritchett High School Mrs. Murphy- Teacher Malia Collins, The Cabin, Writer's in the Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Honorable Mention
I'm Still Here I wish I could take back my words I throw them at you Like an old, dirty show. I was mad- mad like boiling water the color yellow or the metal on an old car. But I'm still here You're still here This afternoon, I wait for you, the sound of your shoes like someone's typing. Are you walking towards me or walking away? Kerai Ali Marian Pritchett High School Mrs. Murphy- Teacher Malia Collin, The Cabin, Writer's in the Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Honorable Mention
What My Mind Says My heart makes love real. I feel it running through my body like many traveled roads. But not my mind My mind says love is sad, I see people hurting each other. My mind says love is lonely, a tree with its leaves dry and falling down. My mind says love is anxious, it makes you wait, like sitting at a bus stop, rain, cold, wind blowing, papers on the ground like love notes. Hamiso Hassan Marian Pritchett High School Mrs. Murphy- Teacher Malia Collins, The Cabin, Writer's in the Schools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Not the One
Knowing what you did. Alone I take care of her. While you go on still living your life Like nothing happened. You regret everything, But me, I don't. All that love I had for you quickly vanished. You are no longer my missing puzzle piece, But an extra that I will never need. For now my heart is owned by someone special, That I know will never break it. Your half, My half, Our daughter. Breann Applegate Marian Pritchett High School Mrs. Murphy- Teacher Malia Collins, The Cabin, Writer's in the Schools |
Who's Ready for the Reception?
For everyone out there that is excited as we are about Scott Simon's upcoming visit, here is some exciting news! The Cabin and Boise State Public Radio are proud to host a reception for Mr. Simon prior to Readings & Conversations. The reception will be from 6 to 7 pm on Monday, April 23rd at Beside Bardenay. At Beside there will be light appetizers, a no host bar and the chance to speak with Mr. Simon one on one. $20 for one/$30 for two. Come on down and enjoy great conversation before Mr. Simon's reading. We can't wait to see you there!
Scott Simon Appearance Rescheduled
The Cabin is sorry to report that Scott Simon has an urgent NPR news assignment on April 17th, 2012 and must be in Washington D.C that day. His appearance at Readings & Conversations has been rescheduled to the following Monday, April 23rd at 7:30pm. Mr. Simon is extremely sorry for the complication this may present for you and we hope you will still be able to attend. Tickets are available through the Egyptian Theatre box office at 387-1273 or online at EgyptianTheatre.net.
The Cabin Presents NPR Host Scott Simon
As part of Reading's & Conversations 10th Anniversary season, The Cabin welcomes journalist, author and host of NPR's Weekend Edition, Scott Simon. The event will take place Monday, April 23 at 7:30 pm at the historic Egyptian Theatre. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, March 20 at 10 am and will be available through the Egyptian Theatre box office and online at EgyptianTheatre.net. Tickets range in price from $12 (students) to $55.
Get Ready for another fabulous summer of Idaho Writing Camps!
It's time yet again to get ready for The Cabin's award-winning Idaho Writing Camps! Check out our Camp Blog to see some of the wonderful and creative activities from last year and see our 2012 camp schedule!
Classes are held at The Cabin in Boise, and in Twin Falls and Hailey.
Professional writing-teachers lead small groups of young writers in grades 3 through 12. We love our camps and campers!
If you have any questions or concerns give us a call at 331.8000.
Classes are held at The Cabin in Boise, and in Twin Falls and Hailey.
Professional writing-teachers lead small groups of young writers in grades 3 through 12. We love our camps and campers!
If you have any questions or concerns give us a call at 331.8000.
