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(posted by HH)

Poetry lab,
yeah that’s the thing
if you don’t go to it
then you’re very lame
you gotta speak your mind
and stay on time
be sure you find
your thing.
I’m talking finding
bigger
better
more precious things,
cuz poetry lab
is where I’m staying.

(posted by KB)

Yah, its your boi, KB!
The thing I like about the Lab is that every body can write what’s on their mind.
The Lab staff will hear what you got to say, and that’s really nice if you ask me…….!!!
n’ yah! I give a high five to all my Lab workers n’ keep writing….

(posted by J.E.P.)

The Sawdust Poem

(NOTE: Please see the Writing Mentor note that follows JEP’s poem)

From the good to bad happy and sad life as an outlaw without a dad not knowing when this trouble will end trying to stay true to family and friends asking my self why me God but when i talk it’s like the words are running from me full of evil full of good i see pain in my neighborhood so tell me what way to go cause I don’t know fighting my problems… Read more

(posted by A.)

THE LAB
Is a fun and friendly place and where we come to record our poems.

THE LAB
Is like a home where you should never feel alone and everyone should get along.

THE LAB
Is a place where we all are the same and should never be affraid to speak our minds all the time.

THE LAB
You should be free of all your problems and if your not we are here to lend an ear because this is what the Lab is all about.

(posted by M.)

Hey what‘s up! This is your girl M. a.k.a. Lee-Lee. Man, the lab is a cool place a to express your feelings, so when you’re mad or just feel like whining hit The Lab!!!! I am working with my mentor and I am making a CD so that is great. You are gonna have so much fun.

(posted by J.)

What The Lab means to me: Life, art, becoming yourself. It was crazy. I never thought the Lab would become so big and help so many students but it did. I like being part of the Lab because the lab helps me take my writing to the next level and I thank the Lab for doing so. Poetry was way over my head. Three years ago I was writing raps, self-centered raps. The Lab made me see that raps is not the only thing I can write. I can write other stuff too and that’s when poetry came, not just poetry, R and B songs too. I started writing poetry, R and B songs, and rap songs. I was like, “what I’m good at? writing poetry. That’s crazy.” I like the fact that I could write poetry and other stuff. It made me stay in to positive things. I’ll never forget the Lab and I hope the Lab don’t forget me.

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