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For Teenage Girls by Clementine Von Radics

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For Teenage Girls by Clementine Von Radics

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Mrs. Marroquin
Topic/Thematic Concept: Female Empowerment
Explanation: I love the way she highlights teenage girls throughout history who, despite adversity, pursued their dreams and changed the world. This piece serves as a reminder that there is greatness inside us all. Greatness that is louder than the fear of failure.

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Clementine von Radics - For Teenage Girls

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Mrs. Plunkett

Topic/Thematic Concept: Unrequited (unreturned) love

Explanation: I enjoy how Sarah Kay personifies the toothbrush and bicycle tire. This extended metaphor captures the heartache of unrequited love, but it is also humorous and invites reflection.

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Benjamin Martin
Topic/Thematic Concept:  Fears
Explanation: I really liked this poem because Rudy explained what he was afraid of and what he liked. He explains how he is afraid of what people think about him and how he looks on the outside world. He also explains how he loves different types of foods and people might judge him for it.

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Matthew Adzima
Topic/Thematic Concept:  Encouragement
Explanation:  I like how Jon explains that no matter how bad things are they can always get better and that can encourage and inspire someone to get or fight through bad times.

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A Million Pieces | Spoken Word | Jon Jorgenson

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Dear Future Generations: Sorry by Prince Ea

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Dear Future Generations: Sorry by Prince Ea

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Ailish Humphreys
Topic/Thematic Concept: Earth and trees (The problems of the environment)
Explanation: I like this video because it is very persuasive. It gives a lot of examples that are very moving. There is also music , which enhances the experience. This really made me think about what we are doing to the environment, and what we need to do to improve it.

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Oh, To Be Grateful (By Natalie Patterson)

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Oh, To Be Grateful (By Natalie Patterson)

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Noam Rios
Topic/Theme: Thankfulness/Gratitude towards others and what we have
Explanation: In her poem, Natalie Patterson shows how grateful she is of everything, even the bad things in life, "because they teach her to count her blessings". In her poem, she doesn't directly say it, but she also teaches us how she doesn't need more than what she has, she has "gratitude that she has house keys in her hand", instead of wanting the keys to a penthouse. I love how she talks about relatable things, like texting your friends at 2 AM. Another thing I enjoyed was how she used music, it added a powerful punch and enhanced the meaning of the poem.

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Oh, To Be Grateful | Spoken Word Poem by Natalie Patterson

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Poet Natalie Patterson gives us her take on gratitude just before the Thanksgiving Holiday. What are you grateful for?

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The People Vs The School System by Prince Ea

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The People Vs The School System by Prince Ea

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Rhea Phadke
Topic/Thematic Concept: The School System is outdated and needs to have changes.
Explanation: I really like this poem because Prince Ea uses great examples to rest his case. These examples are unique and I wouldn't have thought about them, but they're very clever. Prince Ea believes the school system needs to change and shows examples like how phones and cars have changed over the years but the school system hasn't. He was also respectful and very passionate about his topic which made me pay attention and want to listen to him. I also like how Prince Ea used important people's quotes that I know, like Albert Einstein to prove his point. He was very powerful when he told us that even the creator of standardized tests, Frederick J. Kelly, said that "These tests are too crude to be used."

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When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny by Blythe Baird

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When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny by Blythe Baird

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Kornelia Gondek
Theme/Topic: Eating Disorders
Explanation:What I apriciate about the poem is that these are her stories. I really like this spoken word poem becuase many people can relate to what she is saying. She says these things out loud while girls and guys who have eating disorders don't say anything becuase they think they are fine.

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Blythe Baird - When the Fat Girl Gets Skinny

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I am NOT black, You are NOT white by: Prince ea

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I am NOT black, You are NOT white by: Prince ea

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Ava Cohen

Topic/theme- Being labeled something doesn't define what kind of person you are and what your future is going to be like
Explanation- I like this poem because it shows that even though people use labels to describe you, that doesn't decide what you do. Some examples I like are when he says "Labels are not you and labels are not me." This shows that you aren't what the label says you are . Something else I liked was how they said "... I was taught to be black." Because of stereotypes, people think that a certain race acts some way or does something a certain way, when that might not be true to you. This show that everyone is their own person and makes their own decision on what is best for them. I also liked how he included other people lip-reading what he is saying because they are all different ages, genders, and races. That makes it more powerful that being labeled can affect many people.

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I Am NOT Black, You are NOT White (2025)

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Topic-Theme: Life is full of different and diverse experiences that we can learn from and we all have a roll in life.
Explanation: I feel that this is about the difference or diversity of life. I feel that this is the main idea because of certain examples in the poem such as when she says " We are a symphony having a part to play." It shows that everyone has something they need to do to make harmony. She also talks about the fact that life can be confusinging and frustrating at times but we cannot give up and that even though we may have a tough time we must push through. I think that this is the reason the theme is about the diverse experiences and out roll in life.

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Healing Humanity | Spoken Word Poem by Natalie Patterson

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Abbie Duncan
Topic/Thematic Concept - Woman Empowerment
Explanation - Annabelle Fern tells girls that they can be anything they want to be and they dont have to be feminine to be a girl and they shouldn't try to be something theyre not.

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"Like a Woman" - Spoken Word Poetry by Annabelle Fern

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"Like a Woman" - Spoken Word Poetry by Annabelle Fern Praznik Pretty little baby, Breaks the surface of a big blue pill, Water cascading down her white swimming suit in tiny torrents of sunlit dew. She's putting on a show for them. Their scaly snouts sit above the surface of the pool.

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Topic/Thematic Concept - How badly mankind has polluted the earth in such a short period of time (relative to earth's age)
Explanation- I am really into his up-front in-your-face style. First he  shows how short of a time we have been  on this planet by saying "If earth has been around for 24 hours, then we humans have only existed for the last 3 seconds." Then he rattles off various statistics about how we have negatively influenced nature and the planed. I think this poem reminds us how we have lost touch with nature, and how and why we need to get back in tough with it.

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Scharon Jimenez
Topic/Thematic Concept: Unrequited love
Explanation: I like this poem because it shows how someone who is deeply in love will do almost anything to be acknowledged and loved by the person they love. But they also lose themselves in the process. She would "shatter" her dignity and her pride just to have that person. She will endure the pain of being rejected multiple times, and that person doing her "wrong time and time again," and even after all that, she'll keep on trying to get them. This is unrequited love..

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Begging For That Love │Spoken Word Poetry

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 Topic- A powerful poem of what it feels to be transgender by Lee Mokobe.

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 Topic- A powerful poem of what it feels to be transgender by Lee Mokobe.

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Justin Pineda
Topic/Thematic Concept: Showing how people feel/get treated when they are transgender.
Why I chose this poem- I thought this poem is powerful and could show other the feeling of being transgender and how parents react when they find out that their child is transgender.

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Lee Mokobe: A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender

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"I was the mystery of an anatomy, a question asked but not answered," says poet Lee Mokobe, a TED Fellow, in this gripping and poetic exploration of identity and transition. It's a thoughtful reflection on bodies, and the meanings poured into them.

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Alexandra Cherry
Topics: Staying strong and pushing through
I chose this poem because I love the way she sends her message. By saying how school is hard and tiring, how many one student drops out ever 26 seconds. I like that she explains the hardship and the sometimes ridiculous expectations from colleges and schools to do well and be the best. I love the way she uses her tone and body language throughout the performance.

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Why am I not good enough by Olivia Vella

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Why am I not good enough by Olivia Vella

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Sydney Murphy
Topic/Thematic Concept: Fitting in with everyone else
This poem talk about how in today's society people oftentimes try really hard to fit in and work hard to make themselves look different to look like everyone else. They focus on their imperfections and wonder ¨why can´t I not look like them" but what they need to realize is that they should be themselves.

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Student's viral poem asks 'Why am I not good enough?'

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Topic/Thematic Concept: Inspiring
We all have felt broken and down at some point of time, even let down, and practically shattered to pieces. He talks about how to build yourself from such a low point and back to happiness. In this inspirational poem, He talks about how there is beauty or anything to be found in every downfall. This poem is sure to motivate and encourage anyone who is going through a trial of any kind.
Explanation: Inspiring to People
I choose this poem because it seems like it can and might have already helped lots of people with depression and sadness, because he can make them listen and look at the bright side of life. He puts a lot of emotion into this poem and video. He sounds he cares for people and actually wants to help. He put a lot of time and dedication also by editing the video and mastering the voice for each line of his poem.

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A Million Pieces | Spoken Word | Jon Jorgenson

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Rodrigo Uyaguari-Corado
Topic/Thematic Concept: Bullying
Explanation: What made me choose this poem is because bullying is still going on and people won't do anything about it. If you are being bullied listen to this at home and think about your situation and get out of it. Because "You are loved."