Joy
by Joshua (4th grade)
In my black and
white dream
I met happiness.
When is your birthday
I asked.
My birthday was
the first time
the ocean laughed, he said.
2016
Fire From the Moon
PS156, Brooklyn, NY
Joanna Fuhrman, writer‐in‐residence
Joanna Fuhrman is the author of six books, including To a New Era (Hanging Loose Press 2021). She teaches creative writing and organizes the faculty and alumni readings at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
