A Frozen Moment
By Corey Sturgeon, 16, Old Orchard Beach High School

The Unknown Student and other poems
By anonymous, 16, sophomore, Old Orchard Beach High School

In This Path and other poems
By Ashley O'Bar, 15, sophomore, Old Orchard Beach High School

Finally Alive and other poems
By Mike Nataupsky, 15, sophomore, Kennebunk High School

Untitled
A poem by Jaclyn Buck, 9th grade, Morse High school

My Horse for a Pen and other poems
By Will Donovan, 19, Portland

Time and Space and other poems
By Laura Powers, Junior, Scarborough High School

Override all my feelings and other poems
By Rhonda Estes, 19, Gray-New Gloucester High School

The Cure and other poems
Billie McNamara, 19, South Portland

Images and other poems
By Sarah Violette, sophomore , Bonny Eagle High School

The Unknown
A poem by Nicole Coutu, sophomore , Old Orchard Beach High School

Hour of Knowledge
A poem by Kaitlyn Goudreau, 15, Old Orchard Beach High School

Guardian Angels
A poem by Tina Verrill, 16 , Old Orchard Beach High School

The Book
A poem by Jeff Bither, 16, Old Orchard Beach High School

Babbit and Jack
A poem by Jingyi (Jenny) Huang, 12, King Middle School, Portland

Goodbye and Thank You and other poems
By Lateisha Rae Howe, 13, 7th grade, Westbrook

The Evil Nation and other poems
Michael Bell, Junior, Old Orchard Beach

Black in a White South Africa and other poems
By Cody Perkins, age 14, Mt. Ararat High School

Dust
By Pamela Outwin, 16, junior, Catherine McAuley High School, Portland

Round and round
A poem by Justin Perkins, 14, Athens

Angel Boy and other poems
By Kassie Moulton, 13, Athens

tears of hope run down my shattered face
A poem by Rob Rapalus, 17, Gardiner

The Clock Said 1:09
A poem by Amanda LeFurgy, 14, West Gardiner

The First Day of Snow and other poems
By Megan Brannelly, junior, Old Orchard Beach High School

Zero and other poems
Megan O'Brien, 16, Portland

Mush
By Joanna Fitzgerald, 17, Portland

I Hate
By Jeremy Bechard, 17, Richmond

Liquid Wind and other poems
By Megan Brannelly, junior, Old Orchard Beach High School

Sunset
By Jodi M. Stebbins, 10th grade, Cony High School

Bless the water and other poems
By Will Donovan, Senior, Waynflete School

The Wait   The "Wait" as Einstein used to say is relative in form   "You see," he said, in gentle tone, "Example: To be warm.   "If you are with a pretty girl one cold September day,   "The hours just will fly right by, the temperature at bay... Read the rest of this piece by Will Donovan

Even Though
By Danielle Fernald, 16, Wells

What you breathe and other poems
By Alexandra Toy, 13, Brunswick

A poem
By Debra Cassette, 12, Biddeford

A poem
By Joanna, age 17

A poem
By Francis Pooler, Bingham

A poem
By Molly, 14, Portland

Hara Kiri   Oh lovely hilltop, dotted with flowers,   My eyes are dark, drained of all emotion.   For this is not the time for me to live.   I had lost it: that which bound me to this   Life. And that which now binds me to this death... Read the rest of this piece by by Jeanne MacDonald

Kitten Lust
By Mallory Nakamura, 14, Brunswick High School

Hara Kiri
By Jeanne MacDonald, Old Orchard Beach

Dreamland
By Lisa Helsel, freshman, Winslow

I Hope You're Happy and other poems
By Zack Regan, sophomore, Old Orchard Beach

    "An early morning in November, behold.
    The stars are twinkling so very bright,
    The clouds were scared away by the cold.
    You wait. You wait. Suddenly, you see first light."

Read more of this award-winning sonnet by Bobby Guerette, 16, Edward Little High School. He and 21 other students won Longfellow Prizes for their sonnets. Read the sonnets...

Spleling Arrors and The Beginning of the End
Poems by Kaitlyn Perham, 13, Massabesic Junior High School

Daylight
By Zack Mosher, 19, formerly from West Baldwin

Joys of High School   Programmed by a dull bell   Encaged between yellow walls   Trampled by the deadlines   Formed to fit the book... Read the rest of this piece by by Malorie Pease

The letters and other poems
Malorie Pease, junior, Old Orchard Beach

I Hold In My Hand...
Chris Desmond, 11, Windham

I Lay In My Bed...
Jonathan Desmond, 13, Windham

Suicide Through One's Eyes and other poems
Jessica Hilliard, age 17, Lewiston

Mitch Gerland Brine
Crystal Barnes, 16, China

Honestly and other poems
Amy Olfene, 18, Minot

Poems and writing by Craig Damon
Junior, Massabesic High School

"I am a moderately bored person this summer ... "
Emily Keef, 16, Standish

"My Perfect Mammy"
Crystal Shorey, junior, Scarborough High School

"The Uncanny Sound"
By Alex Chou, Sophomore, Old Orchard Beach High School

Tiger
By Emily Stetson, 14, Sidney

Poems and writing by Vanessa Rhoads
By Vanessa Rhoads, 12, Denmark

The Painting of an Image
By Alex Snyder, 18, Portland

"staring an empty stare towards the horizon"
By Rufus, 18, senior, Cape Elizabeth

"You laid their on the bed, and closed your beautiful eyes"
By Audrey Cox, 18, Auburn

Life
By Michael Burke, 14, Gray-New Gloucester High

Senioritis
By Danielle Bourassa, senior, Old Orchard Beach High School

Ode to a Parasol
By Katy Mitchell, junior, Orono High School

Like you never did it!
Poems by Jerry Norton, 19, Kingfield

I Wish I Had A Mirror
By Alison, 13, Monmouth Middle School

On the other hand and other poems
By Tilly Weyl, 17, Portland

Flower In The Garden
By Alicia Harriman, 17, Sanford

When We're Together
By Sandy Cambridge, 16, Westbrook

Poems about family fights and pain
By Ashley Simpson, 14, South Portland

"Motherly Touch"
By Kayla Smith, 16, Saco

Untitled
By Kat Paulsen, 15, Georges Valley High School, Thomaston

Untitled
By Meaghan, 15, Cumberland

The Last Cloud, Gone
By Jamal, sophomore, Yarmouth

Because You Loved Me
by Page Kannor, 12 almost 13, Harrison Middle School, Yarmouth

To My Big Brother on Graduation
by Kari Blake,16, Windham

That's All I Have to Say and other poems
by Jen Brayall, 16, sophomore, Fort Fairfield High School

my poem
by Aubin Thomas, age 13, Yarmouth

I met Kerouac and other poems
by Kathryn Meade, 15, Orono High School

Touch as a Medium
by Katy Mitchell, age 15, Orono High School

The Big Game (For Dave)
by Samantha Mullen, 18, Bethel

Am I the little pearl?
by Alex Snyder, 17, Portland

Butterflies and other poems
by Lynn Laweryson, 17, Bingham

Work and other poems
by Heather Duquette, Senior, Old Orchard Beach High School

An Angry Girl Poem and other poems
by Tori Randall, 17, Deering High School, Portland

Say My Goodbye and other poems
by Angela Reynolds, 15, Standish

My Love and other poems
by Brad Lessard, 17, Biddeford

You and other poems
by Julia, 15, Lyman Middle School

Alone
By Cortney Raasumaa, 17, Waterford

So Alone and other poems
by Trina Myers, 15, North Berwick

Music From Another Room and other poems
by Tina Stanton, 15, Lebanon

To My Dad
A poem by Michelle Small, 16, Minot

Daydream
A poem by Destiny Ward, 16, Portland

Maybe Tomorrow
A poem by Kayla Smith, 15, Saco

A Sonnet
A poem by Malcolm, 17, Portland

Nothing Is Good Enough
A poem by Abby Johnson, 15, Bethel

Dear Daddy and My Pain
and other poems by Tara, 16

True Love
A poem by Erynn, 13

A Touch Of Kindness
A poem by Tanya Cyr, 17, Sanford

VACATION PICS
How are you spending your summer vacation? Don't wait until you're back in class to tell everyone. Post your vacation photos.

ROCK-OFF 22
See profiles of all the bands, hear song samples, vote for your favorite and post messages for them here.

Richard says: "It's good to see bands following in the footsteps of the legendary Dr Thunder. Keep it up guys."
Talk about the Rock-Off.

BLUNT YOUTH RADIO
What's coming on Blunt Youth Radio:
Sept 11: Relationships
WMPG 90.9, Mondays 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
(52 sec., 205K, mp3 file)

SCHOLARSHIPS
Looking for help with college costs? Find out about scholarships available to students headed to Maine colleges here.

20 BELOW 20
See who the judges chose to recognize as the 20 standouts among the 20 Below 20 nominees.

STUDENT ART AWARDS
The winners of MECA's Regional Scholastic Art Awards and Congressional District Art Awards have been announced. Find out more and see some of the winning entries.

BULLETIN BOARD
Check the bulletin board for events and news releases -- youth radio, writing contests, workshops and more.

IT'S A SNAP
See who won our teen photography contest and view all of the entries.