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    Orange Island Review
    Orange Island Review
    Orange Island Review
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    Orange Island Review

    By The Orange Island Arts Foundation

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    To counter-balance the latest education reform: STEM! STEM! STEM!, The Orange Island Arts Foundation presents our Spring issue of the Orange Island Review, a collection of poetry and artwork from high school students throughout the U.S. and edited entirely by a high school editorial staff. Here is a little Arts and Humanities to go with all that Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
    STEAM! STEAM! STEAM!

    Also included, an interview with Inaugural poet Richard Blanco concerning the power of poetry on an interdisciplinary level, and the winners of the South Florida High School Poetry Contest.

    If you find yourself wondering about the relevance of verse in the age of the tweet, to take a peek at what this journal has to offer: a great read and insight on the ideas and concerns and "deep feels" of high-school students all over the country. And it does it far better than a flow chart ever could!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBeating Windward Press
    Release dateApr 23, 2015
    ISBN9781940761176
    Orange Island Review
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    The Orange Island Arts Foundation

    Orange Island Arts Foundation, which is based in Broward County yet serves South Florida and beyond, is an organization that encourages creativity; cultivates learning; and engages youth, established and aspiring writers, and the community at large with the literary arts. By providing avenues for local and national artists, we seek to inspire those who are interested in further developing their talents. We support transformational ideas by creating literary programs to help the 21st century writer in collaboration, publishing, showcasing, and learning.

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      Orange Island Review - The Orange Island Arts Foundation

      Copyright

      Published 2015 by Beating Windward Press LLC

      For contact information, please visit:

      www.BeatingWindward.com

      Copyright © Orange Island Arts Foundation

      and respective authors, 2015

      All Rights Reserved

      Cover Art by Lindsay Raham

      Book & Cover Design: Copyright © KP Creative, 2014

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This book is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or other unauthorized use of the material or artwork herein is prohibited.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.

      First Edition

      ISBN: 978-1-940761-17-6

      Editorial

      Editor-in-Chief

      Caridad Moro-McCormick

      Editors

      Ellene Glenn Moore

      Laura McDermott

      Managing Editors

      Isabella Buscemi

      Emmanuel Espinosa

      Alexandria Lindsay

      Christian Ruz

      Contributing Editors

      Marlene De Leon

      Stephanie Feola

      Yuleini Fiandor

      Alexander Mallon

      Christian Ruz

      Bella Saavedra

      Karishma Santdasani

      Lauren Serrano

      Poetry Editors

      Keila Fuentes

      Sarai Llanes

      Jennifer Pinerio

      Celeste Rodriguez

      Editorial Staff

      Claudia Boye

      Jaylene Garcia

      Sheila Linares

      Shelby Myers

      Acknowledgments

      The Orange Island Review would like to thank the following for their help and support in putting this issue together:

      Laura McDermott for her unflappable support and guidance.

      Georgia Court and PoetryLife for their generous grant.

      Principal Manuel S. Garcia, G. Holmes Braddock Sr. High School.

      Mr. Daniel Brotons and The BTV Staff.

      The Faculty, Staff and Administration at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School.

      Thank You!

      Table of Contents

      Title

      Copyright

      Editorial

      Acknowledgements

      Table of Contents

      Caridad Moro

      Introduction

      Editor’s Notes

      Poetry

      Sophie Corless

      It Should Not Be Named

      Marlene DeLeon

      Acceptance

      Your Love [Breaks me]

      Stephanie Feola

      And Her

      Does Anyone Ever Get This Right

      Yuleini Fiandor

      My Protector

      Aleah Gatto

      News

      Skin

      Andrea Giugni

      Autumnalis

      Year of the Owl

      Stephanie Goldberg

      Middle of the Night

      Joline Hartheimer

      Ode To Monday Mornings

      Craig Heyne

      Tuned

      Tucker Huston

      Fall like Rain

      Fall like Leaves

      Seasonal Affective Disorder

      Karina Leon

      Glass

      Alexander Mallon

      Learn To Fly

      Shannon Mast

      I Blame Her

      My Best Friend Is a Soldier Now

      Brookie McIlvaine

      Nan at the Beach

      4 O’Clock

      Juliette Neil

      Miniatures

      Samantha Pappas

      A.D.

      Anna Reisbaum

      The Librarian

      Samuel Rex

      Photo Album

      Christian Ruiz

      Bang

      Karishma Santasdani

      Prisoner

      Jennifer Sauerman

      Breathing Underwater

      Creampuff

      Dana Schneider

      Dietary Misgivings

      Dabbling Expletives

      For God’s Sake, They’re Five

      Lauren Serrano

      Daddy Issues

      Christopher Sirico

      The Girl Said I Want You

      Parisa Thepmankorn

      Papaya Season

      Katie Torre

      Still

      Mollie Walker

      A Bull-Dozer to Christmas

      David Xiang

      Postcards

      The Hieroglyphics of Destiny

      Let Me Taste the Grapes

      Interview with Richard Blanco

      Transcribed by Marlene De Leon and Bella Saavedra

      Art and Photography

      Annalina Becker

      Enhancing the Beauty of Nature

      Aftermath of a Rain Shower

      Monica Berrios

      Aphrodite

      For Luck

      Nesting

      Camila Godoy Heredia

      Untold Thoughts

      Ashley Korman

      Petals and Pistils

      Carson Lyttle

      The Human Eye

      Mirella Martinez

      Dream

      Aisha Philippeaux

      Looking Through

      Silenced

      Lindsay Raham

      Into the Woods (Front and Back Covers)

      Coralee Stangarone

      Life’s Beauty

      Amelia Zook

      Purple Orchid

      Insect

      Contributor Information

      Introduction

      If you believe the hype surrounding the latest educational debate regarding the sort of curriculum secondary and post-secondary students should be exposed to in order to be viable competitors in the global job market then this high-school student edited inaugural issue of The Orange Island Review—should not exist. Incredibly, some of my K-12 and collegiate-level colleagues have bought into the latest rah-rah-sis-boom-bah surrounding education reform: STEM! STEM! STEM!—a myopic curriculum built around the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to the exclusion of most, if not all, humanities driven courses; courses such as art and drama and no doubt the creative writing course I teach—a class which has yielded 18 students who have contributed to the creation of this journal through every stage, from conception to completion.

      Over the months, I watched them work, which strengthened my convictions regarding the STEM-only model: science and technology will never supersede the stanza, just as iambic pentameter will never impede the process of cutting edge innovation. What I know as a careered educator is that, yes, we need students who are capable of engaging in scientific and innovative discourse, but we also need individuals who are capable of thinking creatively and able to make critical and contextual leaps. This sort of intellectual adaptability can only be brought about through the study of literature, history, philosophy, and the arts.

      The 18 students who collected work from other high school students around the country, and then edited this journal, are those individuals. And to be clear, my class roster is not made up of a homogeneous group of word nerds. No, this

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