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Featured Poem

I Wish. . .

I wish
Life was simple and plain
with life but no game
to walk in a beautiful meadow
and feel nothing but your heart pounding
to wish and hope that tomorrow will bring
nothing but light and rain
to wake up in the morning and know nothing has changed
to dream that the earth was a safe place,
a place where no one gets hurt,
a safe place you can trust!
I wish this place,
this place where I call home, can change
and be different from what it has shown me!

By: Leslie Castillo, 10th Grade, Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles, 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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