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Featured Poem

Joy

A world with love, peace, joy
Is peace
Where there is no judgement
Of faces or color
And love
Is a magical thing
Where there is no
Explanation
Where there is no
Rush to plan the future
That we are happy
With now
And our past
If we forget mistakes
And accept each other maybe
We can change
War
To peace.

By: Abigail Banzhof, 7th grade, Children's Community School, Davidson, North Carolina, U.S.A.

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About us

Poems for Peace is a poetry exchange between youth worldwide. Cross-cultural connections are established through the sharing of ideas, hopes, fears and dreams, weaving a strong and colorful tapestry of peace.

Mission

Provide an opportunity for people to discover similarities, embrace differences, develop compassion and foster forgiveness.

Transcend racial, religious, socio-economic, physical and intellectual prejudice and unite on a deeper and more meaningful level.

Inspire curiosity about different cultures, lifestyles and modes of thinking. Ignorance breeds prejudice, apathy and fear; knowledge breeds compassion. When we know, we care.

Poetry Defined

We define poetry as any written expression that conveys a heartfelt truth. It may be a traditional poem, a story, prayer or work of art with commentary.

Theme of the Month

"I have a dream. . ."
Martin Luther King planted a seed of hope in a world of racial injustice. He allowed his mind to dream of the possible in a world that insisted in the impossible. Every outcome is preceded by a thought. A dream is not just a whimsical mind game but a first step to change. Share your dream of a peaceful world. How does that world look, sound and feel? What are the components that create that world?

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