We're pleased to release our first of four Postcard Poems! These 5x7" broadsides feature a poem from a NY state writer, artwork created in response to the poem by a … Continue reading Postcard Poems: Fallen Ash Tree by Joseph Bruchac
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2023 High School Writing Retreat Recap
At the beginning of November, ACW hosted our 19th annual High School Writing Retreat at Paul Smith’s College — a free, two-day event where students from schools all across the … Continue reading 2023 High School Writing Retreat Recap
HOW I GOT OVER FEAR OF THE DARK AND YOU CAN TOO by Lourdes Santiago
Ever Since I can remember, I have always been afraid of the dark. I never slept alone and I always had a light on. As I grew older I would … Continue reading HOW I GOT OVER FEAR OF THE DARK AND YOU CAN TOO by Lourdes Santiago
To What Time Would I Go? by Duane L Herrmann
I would like to go one thousand years into the future. From that vantage point I would be able to compare human society at one thousand year intervals. By the … Continue reading To What Time Would I Go? by Duane L Herrmann
How To Overcome by Bridgette Camassoby
Look no Further I used to think it was who we had in life that mattered most. And while that’s incredibly important, a beautiful adage and uplifting sentiment, perhaps we should … Continue reading How To Overcome by Bridgette Camassoby
Announcing Our 4 New York Postcard Poems Poets
We are pleased to announce four poets selected for the Adirondack Center for Writing's Postcard Poems project: Jackie Braje, Joseph Bruchac, Laura Cordts, and Sophie Morelli. Their poems were selected … Continue reading Announcing Our 4 New York Postcard Poems Poets
Winter Wonder by Duane L. Herrmann
I was sick. There was a new baby at home. No one wanted the baby to get the cold I had. The decision was made to send me away. For … Continue reading Winter Wonder by Duane L. Herrmann
I Fall Back In Time by Lourdes Santiago
Fall back into time,Only an hour but it was mine.The darkness was the first song,Of the tardiness of the new dawn. I look out into the still night sky,Refusing to rise … Continue reading I Fall Back In Time by Lourdes Santiago
BY THE DUSK’S EARLY NIGHT by Lourdes Santiago
Extended darkness no more Idle hands.So many things to do to prepare for the holiday's grande.Making decorations for Thanksgiving day feast. Planning family adventures, and a holiday retreat.Some say, it’s the … Continue reading BY THE DUSK’S EARLY NIGHT by Lourdes Santiago