2023 Submissions
Code of Conduct
The one thing that really comes down about life to me right now is understanding the rules and boundaries of life. This includes many things : actions, friendships, love, family, social media, anxiety, school, future, etc.
To My Reader
This poem was written during the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War when the United States was hesitant to aid Ukraine in its fight for freedom to avoid causing world war.
of fathers & fire
This specific collection of poetry, titled "of fathers & fire," aims to chronicle some of my experiences as a child of two Vietnamese immigrant parents.
It Looks Better / Considering Sorrows
The first poem, "It Looks Better," is a commentary on the various ways Earth looks so perfect from certain angles. Yes, Earth is beautiful, but Earth is also flawed.
Always Second, Mistake of Haiku, and A Lament for Larry
My personal favorite poem, "Mistake of Haiku", was created after reading one of my favorite novels, "Orconomic: A Satire".
Still With You
Inspired by the rainy days of my childhood, I hope my writing helps to express the meaningful bond that is formed through a mother's unconditional love for their child.
Facts About Octopuses
I created my writing pieces in class based on prompts provided by my teacher.
The Wrong Side of the Tracks, Refrain
This poem is based of one I made when I was first getting into SOTA. I decided to come back to it after thinking about how next year, I'll graduate, and I wanted to apply my three years' worth of new skill to something in the same vein as my older pieces.
The Quest to Home
This piece is titled "The Quest to Home", and it depicts of a more embellished experience I had while visiting a shop a few months ago.
Traveling Across the Bridge
My poetry demonstrates the ambivalent feeling I had when being at an airport in China, ready to travel to the United States to start my new life.
God Complex
Poetry is an outlet for me to detangle complicated emotions and explore facets of myself that I usually keep buried.
A Thousand Lives, One Lifetime
Through this piece, I've expressed my inexhaustible love for books and reading.
Sun the brother, Moon the sister
Throughout my artistic process of writing this poem, I focused on developing vivid imagery which allowed the reader to think about more than the poem's surface meaning.
Lost in Translation
My piece is a series of short essays and stories exploring cultural disconnect, identity, and their connections with language.
Autumn's Giving Dog
During Thanksgiving 2018 it was pouring down rain and I was eating our feast with my parents, brother and grandparents.